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Ancient Greece Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A greek city state

a)

polis

b)

bard

c)

helots

d)

agora

2.

Heavily armed Greek soldier

a)

polis

b)

philosopher

c)

hoplite

d)

Mycenaean

3.

A poem telling a story about a hero

a)

tragedy

b)

epic

c)

oligarchy

d)

democracy

4.

Play that has a happy ending

a)

tragedy

b)

drama

c)

comedy

d)

epic

5.

A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god/goddess

a)

oracle

b)

fable

c)

myth

d)

ritual

6.

The name of the poem written by Homer describing the Trojan War and Trojan horse

a)

The Iliad

b)

The Odyssey

c)

Hippocratic Oath

d)

Homer

7.

The first advanced Greek civilization that took over the Minoans

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Trojans

d)

Knossos

8.

What was the government of ancient Athens?

a)

monarchy

b)

republic

c)

dictatorship

d)

democracy

9.

What landform is Greece?

a)

island

b)

mountain

c)

plain

d)

peninsula

10.

What are two impacts of the Dark Ages in Greece?

a)

increase in trade

b)

famine

c)

people left mainland

d)

increase in bronze production

11.

What was Alexander the Great's goal?

a)

Unite the Greek city states, Persia and Macedonia under one ruler

b)

Unite Sparta and Athens

c)

Create a democracy

d)

Trojan Horse

12.

Where did the Greeks believe the 12 main Gods lived?

a)

Athens

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Sparta

d)

Olympia

13.

Which of the following are developments of the Hellenistic Era?

a)

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe.

b)

geometry - plane and solid

c)

The measure of Earth's circumference.

d)

All of the above

14.

Who gained control over Greece at the end of the unit?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Persia

15.

How did the geography of Ancient Greece lead to the development of city states?

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16.

Name two differences and one similarity between the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics.

4 lines
17.

Name two key differences between Sparta and Athens.

4 lines
18.

In your own words, summarize the story of the Trojan horse.

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