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Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a City-State?

a)

Small independent area surrounding a major city

b)

Large empire with lots of land

c)

A mountain region

d)

A region divided by rivers and forests

2.

What was most important to the people of Sparta?

a)

Having the right to vote

b)

Having a strong army

c)

Creating beautiful art

d)

Discussing the meaning of life

3.

The city-state of Athens invented a new form of government where people got to vote. What is this called?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

The People's Government

d)

Democracy

4.

What are the two main geographic features of Greece?

a)

Deserts and plateaus

b)

Rivers and lakes

c)

Grassland and forests

d)

Islands and mountains

5.

What word best describes Spartan leaders?

a)

Relaxed

b)

Easy-going

c)

Strict

d)

Lazy

6.

Who was allowed to vote in Ancient Athens?

a)

Women

b)

Free Men

c)

Slaves

d)

Foreigners

7.

What was most important to the people of Athens?

a)

Showing strength

b)

Fun and games

c)

Knowledge and freedom

d)

Following orders

8.

Which of the following is an example of an ancient Greek technology that we still use today?

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel

c)

Cuniform

d)

Telegraph

9.

This city-state's economy relied on farming and conquering other people.

This best describes the economy of which Greek city-state?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Thebes

10.

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?

a)

Sparta

b)

Corinth

c)

Thebes

d)

Athens

11.

Definition: A person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country

a)

Resident

b)

National

c)

Citizen

d)

Voter

12.

Definition: A time in civilization of high achievement in arts, literature, and science.

a)

Golden Age

b)

Democracy

c)

High Times

d)

Mythology

13.

What piece of famous Greek architecture was a temple for the Goddess Athena?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Colosseum

c)

Pyramids of Giza

d)

Great Wall

14.

Which army did Sparta defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae? (Hint: historians disagree how many were there.)

a)

Persians

b)

Romans

c)

Athenians

d)

Macedonians

15.

What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?

a)

the rise of a new religion

b)

the spread of Greek culture

c)

the growth of a nomadic way of life

d)

the political unity of Asia and Egypt

16.

What role did Alexander the Great play in spreading Greek culture and ideas throughout the middle east?

a)

He allowed his empire to be conquered by Persia and they spread Greek's culture.

b)

He was peacekeeper that encouraged Middle Eastern scholars to study in Greece.

c)

He conquered territory and created an empire, spreading Greek culture across the Middle East.

d)

He travelled to the Middle East as a teacher and missionary spreading Greek culture.

17.

What is one result of Alexander the Great's expansion of Greece into Africa and the Middle East?

a)

Spartan and Athens cultures clashed and ended the Greek expansion.

b)

The Greek army was defeated because it was stretched too thin.

c)

Greek ideas and philosophy was spread to new areas in the world.

d)

The Persian Empire conquered Greece and ruled Europe.