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world history ancient Greece

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A city-state that operated like an independent country was known as?

a)

Ephors

b)

Acropolis

c)

Polis

d)

Agora

2.

Greece is on the Aegean and ___________ sea?

a)

Red sea

b)

Bering sea

c)

Caspian sea

d)

Mediterranean sea

3.

An area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water is called?

a)

Peninsula

b)

island

c)

Archipelago

d)

Isthmus

4.

Greek word that was an open space that could be used as a market-place or for public gatherings.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Agora

c)

Supermarket

d)

Hoplites

5.

A government in which a small group has control is defined as?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

6.

The unified fighting formation greek soldiers used was called?

a)

Ephors

b)

Hoplites

c)

Blitz

d)

Phalanx

7.

Enslaved laborers held by the Spartans were known as ?

a)

Satraps

b)

Helots

c)

Ephors

d)

Helocs

8.

Which civilization did the Greeks borrow the idea for an alphabet from?

a)

Romans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Persians

d)

Phoenicians

9.

Someone who seizes power and rules with total authority is called a/an?

a)

Tyrant

b)

oligarch

c)

Ephor

d)

Tycoon

10.

At what age did Spartan boys prepare for a life of war?

a)

nineteen

b)

seventeen

c)

nine

d)

seven

11.

The Greeks improved trade because they were the first to make and use

a)

dollars

b)

barter system

c)

coins

d)

taxes

12.

At what age did Spartan men retire from the military?

a)

45

b)

50

c)

55

d)

60

13.

A council of five people that governed Sparta were called?

a)

Ephors

b)

Counselors

c)

Helots

d)

Satraps

14.

What were ballots made of to select Athenian jurors?

a)

stone

b)

clay

c)

papyrus

d)

olive branches

15.

Which of these was not a Greek city-state?

a)

Sparta

b)

Persia

c)

Mycenae

d)

Athens