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Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What disadvantage did Ancient Greece have in comparison with other civilizations, like Sumer and Egypt?

a)

It had less suitable farmland.

b)

It had a colder and harsher climate.

c)

It had no mountains.

d)

None of these are true.

2.

How did the geography of Ancient Greece affect the communication and travel between city-states?

a)

Geography made travel and communication difficult.

b)

Geography made travel and communication easier.

c)

Geography had no effect on travel and communication.

d)

Geography made travel easier, but it made it harder to communicate.

3.
True or False:
City-states are dependent cities that have the same government.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The Ancient Greeks were . . .
a)
buddhism
b)
christian
c)
polytheistic
d)
monotheistic
5.
Democracy means ________?
(fill in the blank)
a)
demonstration of government
b)
government with a king
c)
government run by a few wealthy leaders
d)
government by the people
6.
In what kind of government do citizens elect other people to make decisions on their behalf?
a)
aristocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
direct democracy
d)
representative democracy
7.

How did Greek farmers overcome the challenges of farming in their environment?

a)

They built terraces to create more flat land for farming.

b)

They invented the plow.

c)

They used chemicals for pest management.

d)

They grew crops that required very little space and water.

8.

What were the two main exports of Ancient Greece?

a)

silk and rice

b)

spices and camels

c)

glass and perfume

d)

grapes and olives

9.

How did the Ancient Greeks obtain the resources they needed to survive?

a)

They stole everything they needed from neighboring civilizations.

b)

Their plentiful farmland always allowed them to grow surpluses of food.

c)

They traded with other civilizations to get what they needed.

d)

They farmed, traded, and set up colonies to get the resources they needed.

10.

Who could vote in Athenian government?

a)

All people could vote

b)

Just male citizens

c)

Only an elite few

d)

Slaves (Helots) could vote

11.

What was the Delian League?

a)

A group of elite soldiers

b)

A collective tax of greek city states to fund war and defense, controlled by Athens

c)

An old wooden ship

d)

A greek battle formation

12.

Athens control of the Delian League led to the rising tension between Sparta and Athens, this started the ____________ War

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Peloponnesian

c)

The Last Stand of The 300

d)

The 25 year Wall War

13.

A government ruled one person, a king or a queen, is a

a)

monarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

democracy

d)

oligarchy

14.

A government ruled by a few, usually a wealthy or privileged, class is a

a)

oligarchy

b)

tyranny

c)

monarchy

d)

theocracy

15.

The type of government in which every citizen votes on every issue is a

a)

republic

b)

representative democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

16.

The type of government in which citizens elect representatives to vote on the issues.

a)

monarchy

b)

representative democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

oligarchy

17.
Sparta had a/an
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyrant
18.
Spartan women __________________
a)
had more freedoms than other Greek women.
b)
could own property
c)
 were healthy and strong
d)
all of these
19.
Spartan society was notable for
a)
a higher standard of living than most Greek city-states
b)
an emphasis on military and athletic ability
c)
great intellectual and artistic accomplishment
d)
being the birthplace of democracy
20.
Which city-state was famous for its art, architecture and culture?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
21.
Which city-state used democracy as their main form of government?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
22.
Which city-state required that their citizens serve in the military?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
23.

A group of soldiers standing close together as they march on the battlefield

a)

Cavalry

b)

Phalanx

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Alliance

24.

This is the Greek term for city-state.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Agora

c)

Polis

d)

Helot

25.

Stories used by Ancient Greeks to explain questions about the world were called

a)

epics

b)

fables

c)

myths

d)

tragedies

26.

Lengthy Greek poems that provided people with heroic figures and great adventures were called:

a)

comedies

b)

epics

c)

fables

d)

tragedies

27.
What is a short tale that teaches a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters?
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
folktale
28.
How often were the ancient Greek Olympics held?
a)
every 2 years
b)
every 4 years
c)
every 6 years
d)
none of these
29.

In which city-state were the Olympic games held?

a)

Olympia

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Thebes

30.

The Olympic games were held in honor of what?

a)

Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom

b)

Zeus, the King of all Gods

c)

The Summer Solstice

d)

Poseidon, God of the Sea

31.

Ancient Greek teachers who used logic, observation, and experimentation to explain things happening in the world were called:

a)

politicians

b)

philosophers

c)

psychologists

d)

priests

32.

Athens and Sparta formed an alliance to fight the

a)

Assyrians

b)

Indians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Persians

33.

Darius, I launched an attack on Greece starting the

a)

Persian War

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Warring States

d)

Trojan Wars

34.

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Thebes

d)

Persia

35.

Which leader expanded Greece's territory and spread Hellenistic culture from Greece to Asia minor.

a)

Darius I

b)

Phillip II

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Julius Caesar

36.

What happened to Greece after Alexander the Great died?

a)

His son became emperor.

b)

Greece was divided among his generals.

c)

His wife became queen of Greece.

d)

Greece collapsed and it was conquered by the Persians.

37.

Which of these events led to the fall of Ancient Greece?

a)

wars between the city-states

b)

rebellions of the lower classes

c)

city-states had different governments

d)

cultural and artistic advancements

38.

Which civilization conquered the Greeks?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Egypt

d)

Rome