WorksheetsAncient Greece Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 38mins
What disadvantage did Ancient Greece have in comparison with other civilizations, like Sumer and Egypt?
It had less suitable farmland.
It had a colder and harsher climate.
It had no mountains.
None of these are true.
How did the geography of Ancient Greece affect the communication and travel between city-states?
Geography made travel and communication difficult.
Geography made travel and communication easier.
Geography had no effect on travel and communication.
Geography made travel easier, but it made it harder to communicate.
City-states are dependent cities that have the same government.
(fill in the blank)
How did Greek farmers overcome the challenges of farming in their environment?
They built terraces to create more flat land for farming.
They invented the plow.
They used chemicals for pest management.
They grew crops that required very little space and water.
What were the two main exports of Ancient Greece?
silk and rice
spices and camels
glass and perfume
grapes and olives
How did the Ancient Greeks obtain the resources they needed to survive?
They stole everything they needed from neighboring civilizations.
Their plentiful farmland always allowed them to grow surpluses of food.
They traded with other civilizations to get what they needed.
They farmed, traded, and set up colonies to get the resources they needed.
Who could vote in Athenian government?
All people could vote
Just male citizens
Only an elite few
Slaves (Helots) could vote
What was the Delian League?
A group of elite soldiers
A collective tax of greek city states to fund war and defense, controlled by Athens
An old wooden ship
A greek battle formation
Athens control of the Delian League led to the rising tension between Sparta and Athens, this started the ____________ War
Thermopylae
Peloponnesian
The Last Stand of The 300
The 25 year Wall War
A government ruled one person, a king or a queen, is a
monarchy
theocracy
democracy
oligarchy
A government ruled by a few, usually a wealthy or privileged, class is a
oligarchy
tyranny
monarchy
theocracy
The type of government in which every citizen votes on every issue is a
republic
representative democracy
direct democracy
oligarchy
The type of government in which citizens elect representatives to vote on the issues.
monarchy
representative democracy
direct democracy
oligarchy
A group of soldiers standing close together as they march on the battlefield
Cavalry
Phalanx
Hellenistic
Alliance
This is the Greek term for city-state.
Acropolis
Agora
Polis
Helot
Stories used by Ancient Greeks to explain questions about the world were called
epics
fables
myths
tragedies
Lengthy Greek poems that provided people with heroic figures and great adventures were called:
comedies
epics
fables
tragedies
In which city-state were the Olympic games held?
Olympia
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
The Olympic games were held in honor of what?
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom
Zeus, the King of all Gods
The Summer Solstice
Poseidon, God of the Sea
Ancient Greek teachers who used logic, observation, and experimentation to explain things happening in the world were called:
politicians
philosophers
psychologists
priests
Athens and Sparta formed an alliance to fight the
Assyrians
Indians
Egyptians
Persians
Darius, I launched an attack on Greece starting the
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Warring States
Trojan Wars
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Persia
Which leader expanded Greece's territory and spread Hellenistic culture from Greece to Asia minor.
Darius I
Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
What happened to Greece after Alexander the Great died?
His son became emperor.
Greece was divided among his generals.
His wife became queen of Greece.
Greece collapsed and it was conquered by the Persians.
Which of these events led to the fall of Ancient Greece?
wars between the city-states
rebellions of the lower classes
city-states had different governments
cultural and artistic advancements
Which civilization conquered the Greeks?
China
India
Egypt
Rome
