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Ch 11 Mid Unit Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the Olympics held in the Ancient Games?

a)

Olympia

b)

Crete

c)

Russia

d)

China

2.

Who could compete in Ancient Greece?

a)

Women

b)

Men from Any Country

c)

Slaves

d)

Greek Men Only

3.

Who did the Olympic Games originally honor?

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Odysseus

4.

When were the first Olympic Games?

a)

775 BCE

b)

777 BCE

c)

776 BCE

d)

773 BCE

5.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
6.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
7.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Marge. 
d)
Lisa.
8.
Homer is best known for doing what?
a)
Doing epic deeds.
b)
Eating epic meals.
c)
Writing epic poems.  
d)
Going on epic journeys.  
9.

What is a fable?

a)

Short story, usually involving animals, that teaches a moral lesson

b)

never ending long story

c)

fables are another name for fainting goats

d)

it is an epic poem

10.

What was one of Aesop's best known fables?

a)

The Hare and the Tortoise

b)

Llama ate the Alpaca

c)

Cat got your tongue

d)

The Mountains over the Sea

11.

Athena was the protector os Athens and is the goddess of

a)

love

b)

marriage

c)

the sea

d)

wisdom

12.

Ares is the God of

a)

War

b)

Love

c)

Fire

d)

Air

13.

Poseidon is the god of

a)

the sea

b)

war

c)

poison

d)

fire

14.

Aphrodite is the goddess of

a)

love

b)

wisdom

c)

war

d)

marriage/wife of Zeus

15.

Hera is

a)

the wife of zeus

b)

protector of marriage

c)

goddess of love

d)

goddess of wisdom

16.

Hermes is the

a)

god of the sea

b)

god of war

c)

messenger of the gods

d)

goddess of home life

17.

The god/goddess that is also a warrior is...

a)

Athena

b)

Ms. Friend

c)

Hestia

d)

Hera

18.

What festival was held at the beginning of each month when there was a new moon?

a)

The Olympics

b)

Festival of Noumenia

c)

The Harvest Festival

d)

Athena's festival

19.

Myths...

a)

explain why the earth is flat.

b)

explain beliefs about their world.

c)

often begin as oral stories and later get written down

d)

explain who let the dogs out

20.

Greek Myths..

a)

explained the creation of the world and human beings

b)

described the gods and goddesses and how they related to each other and to humans

c)

portrayed heroes and heroines

d)

were laws that all greeks had to follow

21.

What makes much of Greece a peninsula?

a)

the lack of large rivers

b)

the water on three sides

c)

the steep mountain slopes

d)

the large number of islands

22.

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

a)

They promoted road building.

b)

They led people to write letters.

c)

They isolated communities.

d)

They made farmers stop speaking.

23.

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

a)

mud

b)

rocks

c)

robbers

d)

climate/weather

24.

The ancient Greeks raised these animals on their farms because these animals.....

a)

did not need flat land.

b)

could drink sea water.

c)

supplied oil for lamps.

d)

did not eat much food.

25.

Greece is on which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

26.
Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?
a)
They didn't like each other.
b)
They were worried about spreading diseases.
c)
Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states. 
d)
Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult
27.

What is a 'city-state?'

a)

A city within a state

b)

Your address

c)

The government of Greece

d)

A city that acts like a small country

28.
Greece's mainland can best be described as a(n)...
a)
peninsula
b)
archipelago
c)
island
d)
delta
29.
TRUE OR FALSE: Greece had lots of fertile valleys and rich soil.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The geography of Greece was dominated by...
a)
rugged ocean coasts
b)
rich, fertile valleys
c)
mountains and seas
d)
vast desert plateaus
31.
Where is the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
B
b)
G
c)
E
32.
Where is the Ionian Sea?
a)
B
b)
G
c)
E
33.
Where is the Aegean Sea?
a)
B
b)
G
c)
E
34.
Where is Crete?
a)
F
b)
C
c)
H
d)
A
35.
Where is Athens?
a)
F
b)
C
c)
H
d)
A
36.
Where is Sparta?
a)
F
b)
C
c)
H
d)
A
37.
What is located at D?
a)
Balkan Mountains
b)
Mount Olympus
c)
Athens
d)
Black Sea
38.
Fill in the blank: If you are describing the ________________ of Greece, you might mention that it is located in Europe, includes a peninsula, and is surrounded by turquoise blue seas.
a)
Longitude
b)
Peninsula
c)
Immigration
d)
Geography
39.

What is the climate like in ancient Greece?

a)

mild winters and hot summers

b)

freezing winters and summers

c)

spring like temperatures every day

d)

constant rain all year

40.

What is Greece's hilly terrain (land) good for?

a)

lots of farming

b)

communication between city-states

c)

growing grapes and olives

d)

providing water for the crops

41.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

b)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

c)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

d)

Trade was very important

42.

Who was the first group to exist on Greek's mainland (peninsula)?

a)

Greeks

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Trojans

d)

Minitours

43.
The Greeks used a writing system developed by 
a)
Egyptians
b)
Phoenicians 
c)
Mycenaeans
d)
Romans
44.
A system that of writing that uses symbols to stand for individual sounds is called an 
a)
alphabet
b)
character
c)
codex
d)
hieroglyph
45.
Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
46.

Which of the following is NOT a way the Aegean Sea impacted the Ancient Greeks, according to the article?

a)

They used it for transportation.

b)

They used it to fish for food.

c)

They used its coastlines to form their city-states.

d)

They used it to invade other nations with their navy.

47.

What is the main reason it was difficult to travel by land throughout Ancient Greece?

a)

The land was very mountainous.

b)

The winters were harsh and cold.

c)

There were no wheels in Ancient Greece.

d)

The Ancient Greeks did not have the means to travel.

48.

In which region was Athens located?

a)

Peloponnese

b)

Central Greece

c)

Northern Greece

d)

Islands

49.

City-state formed along which body of water?

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

50.

80% of Greece is made up of this landform:

a)

Rivers

b)

Canyons

c)

Mountains

d)

Lakes