WorksheetsAncient Greece Review Game
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following groups was the least advanced in Greek history (they were known for their "Dark Ages" where all literacy was lost)?
Dorians
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Persians
Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Herodotus
Plato
Homer
Aristotle
What type of government is it when the nobles (passed down from generation to generation) have the power?
Democracy
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Plutocracy
Which battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world?
Hoplites
Spartans
Phalanx
Dorians
What is the name of the sea around which Greek civilization developed?
Aegean Sea
Hellenic Sea
Olympia Sea
Black Sea
Which sentence BEST describes Spartan life?
Passionate about the arts.
Focused on the Olympics.
The first government to practice democracy.
Totally controlled by the government.
What is a person who takes over the government by force called?
Tyrant
King
Monarch
Aristocrat
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?
Sparta
Athens
Corinth
Olympia
Who conquered Greece as a result of Sparta and Athens being weakened after fighting each other in the Peloponnesian War?
The Romans
The Persians
Philip & Alexander
Genghis Khan
What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
It was returned to its earlier rulers.
It was united under one emperor.
It broke into many small kingdoms.
It broke into three parts.
After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions?
Persian Empire, Egypt, Indus Valley
Macedonia and Egypt
Persian Empire, Indus Valley, China
China
A thinker who loves wisdom and seeks truth is called a what (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were all known by this title)?
A tyrant
A philosopher
A historian
A teacher
A government by the people is known as what?
A plutocracy
A totalitarian government
An aristocracy
A democracy
What physically separated Greece into different regions?
Rivers
Forests
Craters
Mountains
