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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of a narrow strip of land connecting to landmasses

a)

Island

b)

Isthmus

c)

Colony

d)

Peninsula

2.

What was the name of the athletic festival to honor Zeus?

a)

Festivus

b)

Marathon

c)

World Cup

d)

Olympics

3.

Large building dedicated to Athena and overseen by Pericles that took over nine years to build

a)

Temple

b)

Coliseum

c)

Parthenon

d)

Pyramid

4.

Greece's geography consisted of many ______________ & Islands.

a)

Mountains

b)

Valleys

c)

Rivers

d)

Deserts

5.

What was the first civilization of Ancient Greece?

a)

Mycenaean

b)

Minoan

c)

Macedonian

d)

Dynastic

6.

The three seas that surround Greece are the Mediterranean, Ionian, and the ___________.

a)

Baltic

b)

Red

c)

Aegean

d)

Indus

7.

What is the correct definition of "Polis"?

a)

The authorities

b)

Greek City-States

c)

A greek fishing boat

d)

Greek Infantry

8.

What was someone that studies knowledge, reality, & existence called?

a)

A Student

b)

A Professor

c)

A Prophet

d)

A Philosopher

9.

A system of government where the power is vested in the people is called a

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Republic

10.

Spartan slaves in Ancient Greece were called

a)

Hopilites

b)

Helots

c)

Infantry

d)

Athenians

11.

True or False: The main reason the Dark Ages are called "dark" is because they didn't keep good written records

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who wrote the Iliad & the Odyssey?

a)

Leonidas

b)

Hercules

c)

Homer

d)

Thucydides

13.

The Peloponnesian War was primarily fought between...

a)

Athens & Persia

b)

Athens & Sparta

c)

Macedonia & Sparta

d)

Macedonia & Minoans

14.

True or False: The Athenians based their civilization on the arts of battle

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who was widely considered to be the first main philosopher and his teachings were based on asking/answering questions.

a)

Homer

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Alexander

16.

Who was recognized as the god of the seas?

a)

Zues

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Ares

17.

Who was the goddess of wisdom and was storied to have been born from Zeus's headache

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Hera

18.

Where did legends say that the gods lived?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Mount Crete

d)

Mount Rushmore