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WorksheetsGreece for Semester 2 Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
long stories of adventure like the Iliad and the Odyssey both composed by the poet Homer
epic
fable
myth
oracle bones
According to the ancient Greeks' beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?
In caves deep underground
In the Sea
On Mount Olympus
At Delphi on Mount Parnassus
Which group of Greek women had greater freedom?
slave women
Athenian women
Spartan women
metic women
Which of the following was one result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?
Numerous attempts to unite Greece under one government
Frequent wars between city-states
Heavy trade between city-states
Increased efforts to establish Greek colonies overseas
What were Greeks called because they believed in many gods and goddesses?
monotheistic
polytheistic
atheistic
materialistic
What did Greeks build in every city-state to honor the gods?
temples
chapels
oracles
churches
What was the sacred shrine where a priest/priestess would speak for a god and give Greek leaders advice?
temple
chapel
oracle
church
What was the name of the most famous temple in Greece built to honor the goddess Athena?
Pericles
Parthenon
Athena
Oracle
Who was the Greek slave that is now famous for his fables?
Socrates
Aesop
Plato
Aristotole
What is a type of drama called that has a sad ending?
Fable
Tragedy
Epic
Comedy
What is the type of drama called that ends happily?
Fable
Tragedy
Epic
Comedy
What method of teaching did Socrates use that focused on asking open-ended questions that caused discussion and debate?
Question Method
History Method
Socratic Method
Searching Method
Why did some leaders in Athens think Socrates was dangerous?
He encouraged people to question government leaders'
He was starting a war
He wanted to be
king
He did not like democracy.
What was the period of time called when Alexander spread Greek culture to Persian, Egyptian, and Indian civilizations?
Persian Era
Greek Era
Hellenistic Era
Roman Era
A commander in the army at age 16 and a ruler at age 20.
Eratosthenes
Socrates
Aristotle
Alexander
A time when Greek culture spread through the known world.
Zeus
Hippocrates
Hellenistic Era
Socrates
He was sentenced to death for his teachings.
Hippocrates
Sophocles
Alexander
Socrates
Greek scientist known as the "Father of Medicine."
Hippocrates
Aristotle
Socrates
Alexander
The Chief God that the Greeks worshiped.
Artemis
Apollo
Athena
Zeus
Homer's Epic, the Lliad, is about....
Alexander the Great
Gilgamesh
the oracle at Delphi
The Trojan War
Greek civilization began in an area dominated by _______.
deserts and oases
rivers and plains
mountains and lakes
seas and mountains
Communities in ancient Greece were ______.
separated by rivers and deserts
separated by valleys and rivers
separated by rugged mountains and valleys
separated by deserts and mountains
Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed ______.
in Egypt
on Crete
in Syria
on Delos
The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.
True
False
Which of the following statements is true about city-states?
In most city-states, only land-owning males could be citizens.
The hoplites ruled each city-state.
Most free men and women who owned land were citizens.
Women and children could not be citizens, although they had some political rights.
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland
colony
peninsula
polis
phalanx
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
colony
peninsula
phalanx
polis
a Greek city-state
polis
colony
peninsula
agora
a body of land with water on three sides
agora
colony
polis
peninsula
The civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece
Phoenician
Dorian
Minoan
Mycenaean
Spartan slave
patrician
helot
plebeian
patriarch
government style that means "government" and "by the people"--either direct or representative
oligarchy
monarchy
tyranny
democracy
government where a few wealthy individuals hold the power
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
tyranny
The word philosophy means
"Love of History"
"Love of Science"
"Love of Wisdom"
"Love of Mathematics"
a traveling professional teacher
Plato
Sophist
Thucydides
philosophers
