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Ancient Greece Unit 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sea was the home of tiny islands of the Greek civilization?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Ionian Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

Sea of Marmara

2.

Who counted as a citizen of Greece?

a)

Women only

b)

Women and Men

c)

Land Owning Men

d)

Women and Children

3.

What was the Phalanx?

a)

A Greek bird

b)

The king of Greece

c)

The queen of Greece

d)

The formation of military

4.

Which group of people sent boys at the age of seven to begin military training?

a)

Athens

b)

Spartans

c)

Persians

d)

Olympians

5.

Which group of people valued education?

a)

Athens

b)

Spartans

c)

Persians

d)

Olympians

6.

Which form of government means the people are involved in decisions?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

7.

True or False: Persia invaded Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: The Greek city-states joined Athens to fight against Persia.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What kind of crops did Athens grow?

a)

olives and grapes

b)

papyrus

c)

corn

d)

silk worms

10.

Sparta and Athens fought each other in which war?

a)

Persian War

b)

Greek War

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Athenian War

11.

Where did all the Greek Gods and Goddesses live?

a)

Olympia

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Athens

d)

Corinth

12.

Which fable did Aesop write?

a)

The Illiad

b)

The Odyssey

c)

The Hare and the Tortoise

d)

Greek drama

13.

True or False: Greek Drama has 10 forms of drama.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Greek architecture is know for its;

a)

size

b)

material

c)

columns

d)

height

15.

Who was known as the 'father of history'?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Herodotus

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

16.

What was king Phillip II's goal as king?

a)

To have a son

b)

To make olive oil

c)

To unite Greece

d)

To unite Persia

17.

Who became king when king Phillip II died?

a)

His son

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Alexander

d)

All of the above

18.

True or False: Alexander did not defeat Persia.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Out of all the Hellenistic kingdoms, which was most famous?

a)

Asia

b)

India

c)

Alexandria

d)

Athens

20.

Who determined the Earth is round?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Aristarchus

d)

Archimedes