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Rise of Greek Civilization Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The geography of Greece DID NOT influence the formation of independent city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

a market and a place where people meet and debate

a)

agora

b)

polis

c)

colony

d)

peninsula

5.

a Greek city-state

a)

polis

b)

colony

c)

peninsula

d)

agora

6.

The civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece

a)

Phoenician

b)

Dorian

c)

Minoan

d)

Mycenaean

7.

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

8.

What type of landform is surrounded by water on 3 or more sides?

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

colony

d)

isle

9.

Greek soldiers fought in a certain formation called the ...

a)

phalanx

b)

colony

c)

polis

d)

agora

10.

On what continent is present day Greece located?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

11.

Which people had a voice in the government of ancient Greece?

a)

Wealthy men and women

b)

Males only, including foreigner and slaves

c)

Free land-owning men born in the polis

d)

Nobles and soldiers only Nobles and soldiers only

12.

According to the Greek mythology, where is the home to Zeus and Hera?

a)

Knossos

b)

Troy

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

Anatolia

13.

What was the hilltop called where Greeks built temples?

a)

a polis

b)

an agora

c)

an ephor

d)

an acropolis

14.

a government by the people

a)

community

b)

democracy

c)

polis

d)

republic

15.
new settlement with close ties to its homeland
a)
project
b)
colony
c)
station
d)
outpost
16.

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

a)

True

b)

False

17.

An oligarchy is

a)

rule by a single leader with total authority

b)

rule by all citizens sharing power together

c)

rule by a small group of wealthy people

d)

rule by military leaders

18.

Who conquered the Minoans?

a)

the Greeks

b)

the Hellenes

c)

the Dorians

d)

the Mycenaeans

19.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
20.

What does a nation's economy need in order to operate?

a)

Minoans and Mycenaeans

b)

Goods and Services

c)

Agora and Polis

d)

Athens and Sparta