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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Greece was surrounded by water on 3 sides.  What is this landform called?
a)
an island
b)
a peninsula
c)
a port
d)
a natural harbor
2.

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

3.

What is a colony?

a)

a group of people who settle in a new land, but keep ties to their homeland

b)

A smaller city-state only found on an island

c)

land with water on 3 sides.

4.

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...

a)

mountains and lakes

b)

seas and mountains

c)

rivers and plains

d)

deserts and forests

5.

Which continent is Europe?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

6.

Greece is located near what body of water?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Athens River

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

7.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
8.
Which of the following is true about the empire of Alexander the Great?
a)
The empire was smaller than his father's.
b)
The empire was limited to the land around the Mediterranean.
c)
The empire included land in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
d)
The empire was along trade routes
9.

What was a cause of the Persian Wars?

a)

Bad trading within the Persian Empire

b)

A revolt in a Greek colony lead Persia to invade

c)

Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart

d)

Greece invaded the Persian capital of Persepolis

10.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
11.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
12.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Both; they tied
d)
Neither
13.

Where was Alexander the Great from?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

North Africa

d)

Spain

14.

Alexander's father was:

a)

Philip II

b)

Aristotle

c)

Sophocles

d)

Hammurabi

15.

What city did Alexander the Great die in?

a)

Babylon

b)

Thebes

c)

Kish

d)

Alexandria