WorksheetsAncient Greece Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a City-State?
Small independent area surrounding a major city
Large empire with lots of land
A mountain region
A region divided by rivers and forests
What was most important to the people of Sparta?
Having the right to vote
Having a strong army
Creating beautiful art
Discussing the meaning of life
The city-state of Athens invented a new form of government where people got to vote. What is this called?
Monarchy
Theocracy
The People's Government
Democracy
What are the two main geographic features of Greece?
Deserts and plateaus
Rivers and lakes
Grassland and forests
Islands and mountains
What word best describes Spartan leaders?
Relaxed
Easy-going
Strict
Lazy
Who was allowed to vote in Ancient Athens?
Women
Free Men
Slaves
Foreigners
What was most important to the people of Athens?
Showing strength
Fun and games
Knowledge and freedom
Following orders
Which of the following is an example of an ancient Greek technology that we still use today?
Pulley
Wheel
Cuniform
Telegraph
This city-state's economy relied on farming and conquering other people.
This best describes the economy of which Greek city-state?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Thebes
This city-state was near the sea, so they traded with other city-states. They traded honey, olive oil, silver, and pottery.
This paragraph best describes which Greek city-state?
Sparta
Corinth
Thebes
Athens
Definition: A person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country
Resident
National
Citizen
Voter
Definition: A time in civilization of high achievement in arts, literature, and science.
Golden Age
Democracy
High Times
Mythology
What piece of famous Greek architecture was a temple for the Goddess Athena?
Parthenon
Colosseum
Pyramids of Giza
Great Wall
Which army did Sparta defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae? (Hint: historians disagree how many were there.)
Persians
Romans
Athenians
Macedonians
What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?
the rise of a new religion
the spread of Greek culture
the growth of a nomadic way of life
the political unity of Asia and Egypt
What role did Alexander the Great play in spreading Greek culture and ideas throughout the middle east?
He allowed his empire to be conquered by Persia and they spread Greek's culture.
He was peacekeeper that encouraged Middle Eastern scholars to study in Greece.
He conquered territory and created an empire, spreading Greek culture across the Middle East.
He travelled to the Middle East as a teacher and missionary spreading Greek culture.
What is one result of Alexander the Great's expansion of Greece into Africa and the Middle East?
Spartan and Athens cultures clashed and ended the Greek expansion.
The Greek army was defeated because it was stretched too thin.
Greek ideas and philosophy was spread to new areas in the world.
The Persian Empire conquered Greece and ruled Europe.
