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The Rise of Greek Civilization

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by _______.

a)

deserts and oases

b)

rivers and plains

c)

mountains and lakes

d)

seas and mountains

2.

Greek civilization began in a river valley.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Communities in ancient Greece were ______.

a)

separated by rivers and deserts

b)

separated by valleys and rivers

c)

separated by rugged mountains and valleys

d)

separated by deserts and mountains

4.

The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Trade was important for all the groups of people who lived on or around Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The geography of Greece did not influence the formation of independent city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

a body of land with water on three sides

a)

agora

b)

colony

c)

polis

d)

peninsula

8.

The civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece

a)

Phoenician

b)

Dorian

c)

Minoan

d)

Mycenaean

9.

Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?

a)

the Trojan War

b)

economic collapse and lack of written language

c)

earthquakes and civil war

d)

migration

10.

What was the time in Greek history when trade slowed and people were poor and fled from the mainland?

a)

Trouble Times

b)

Age of Uncertainty

c)

Dark Age

d)

Era of Poverty

11.

What was the hilltop called where Greeks built temples?

a)

a polis

b)

an agora

c)

an ephor

d)

an acropolis

12.

To whom were Greek citizens most loyal?

a)

their family

b)

their city-state

c)

their country

d)

their gods

13.

to become weaker, to move toward a weaker condition

a)

stability

b)

establish

c)

economic

d)

decline

14.

Who conquered the Minoans?

a)

the Greeks

b)

the Hellenes

c)

the Dorians

d)

the Mycenaeans

15.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
16.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy 
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny 
17.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
18.

Most Greek oligarchs were rich men or _____________________ who inherited land from their families.

a)

samurai

b)

aristocrats

c)

senators

d)

philosophers

19.

How did the geography of Greece lead to many forms of government?

a)

People in ancient Greece liked options

b)

It was diffucult to govern the people of Greece due to mountains and islands

c)

People found that one form of government did not work well and decided to form new ones

20.

What is the name given to rich landowners?

a)

elitists

b)

high class

c)

noblemen

d)

aristocrats

21.

Who are people who have the right to participate in government?

a)

citizens

b)

democrats

c)

republicans

d)

oligarchians

22.

A system for controlling society

a)

Democracy

b)

Government

c)

Monarchy

d)

Autocracy

23.

An Athenian leader who made many needed reforms that ensured fairness and justice.

a)

Cleisthenes

b)

Solon

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

24.

Who benefits from a government that works by peopling voting for the laws?

a)

Average citizens

b)

Kings/Queens

c)

Slaves

d)

Tyrants

25.

True or False: The principles of Greek democracy influence the structure and function of modern democratic governments like the US.

a)

True

b)

False