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Ancient Greece Review Game

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following groups was the least advanced in Greek history (they were known for their "Dark Ages" where all literacy was lost)?

a)

Dorians

b)

Minoans

c)

Mycenaeans

d)

Persians

2.

Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Aristotle

3.

What type of government is it when the nobles (passed down from generation to generation) have the power?

a)

Democracy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Plutocracy

4.

Which battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world?

a)

Hoplites

b)

Spartans

c)

Phalanx

d)

Dorians

5.

What is the name of the sea around which Greek civilization developed?

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Hellenic Sea

c)

Olympia Sea

d)

Black Sea

6.

Which sentence BEST describes Spartan life?

a)

Passionate about the arts.

b)

Focused on the Olympics.

c)

The first government to practice democracy.

d)

Totally controlled by the government.

7.

What is a person who takes over the government by force called?

a)

Tyrant

b)

King

c)

Monarch

d)

Aristocrat

8.

Which city-state became the most powerful as a result of the Persian Wars and entered into a period known as a “Golden Age” because of all their accomplishments?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Olympia

9.

Who conquered Greece as a result of Sparta and Athens being weakened after fighting each other in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Persians

c)

Philip & Alexander

d)

Genghis Khan

10.

What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

a)

It was returned to its earlier rulers.

b)

It was united under one emperor.

c)

It broke into many small kingdoms.

d)

It broke into three parts.

11.

After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions?

a)

Persian Empire, Egypt, Indus Valley

b)

Macedonia and Egypt

c)

Persian Empire, Indus Valley, China

d)

China

12.

A thinker who loves wisdom and seeks truth is called a what (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all known by this title)?

a)

A tyrant

b)

A philosopher

c)

A historian

d)

A teacher

13.

A government by the people is known as what?

a)

A plutocracy

b)

A totalitarian government

c)

An aristocracy

d)

A democracy

14.

What physically separated Greece into different regions?

a)

Rivers

b)

Forests

c)

Craters

d)

Mountains