WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of these is NOT true about the geography of Ancient Greece?
Greece is made up of small islands and peninsulas
Greece had a lot of good farmland
Greece is rocky and mountainous
The mountains and seas isolated Greek city-states
What did the ancient Greeks become very good at building because of their geography?
Castles
Pyramids
Ships
Weapons
What did all of the Greek city-states have in common?
They shared the same language
They all valued education and the arts
The all had the same type of government
All of these
Which Greek city-state became the most powerful and important of them all around 700 B.C.?
Minoa
Troy
Athens
Sparta
Who was allowed to be a citizen in Ancient Athens?
Men and women
All men, but no women
Men that had two parents from Athens
Anyone that lived in Athens
What type of democracy did Athens have?
Representative
Authoritative
Participatory
Direct
The most powerful Gods in Ancient Greece were known as the:
Titans
Olympians
Athenians
Spartans
What did the ancient Greeks build to honor their gods?
Temples like the Parthenon
Oracles
Pyramids and obelisks
None of these
What was the purpose of the ancient Olympics?
It was a festival for the Gods
To find out who the strongest person in Greece was
To make money
All of these
What field of study are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle famous for?
Literature
Philosophy
Mathematics
Science
Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey?"
Socrates
Homer
Aristotle
Plato
Athens, Sparta, or both: Required men to serve in the military
Athens
Sparta
Both
Athens, Sparta, or both: Women had few rights.
Athens
Sparta
Both
Athens, Sparta, or both: Valued education and the arts.
Athens
Sparta
Both
Athens, Sparta, or both: Boys began their military training at age 7;
Athens
Sparta
Both
Athens, Sparta, or both: used helots to do most of the work;
Athens
Sparta
Both
Athens, Sparta, or both: Fought against Persia in the Persian Wars.
Athens
Sparta
Both
Which of these places did Alexander the Great NOT conquer?
Persia
Egypt
China
Indus River Valley
What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?
It was passed on to his son, Phillip II
It was taken over by Sparta
It was divided into 3 Kingdoms
It was returned to the people he conquered
What was so important about Alexander the Great's conquest?
It united the ancient world
It helped spread Christianity
It spread Greek culture throughout the Ancient world
It was not really that important
