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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a long-lasting achievement of the Ancient Athenians?
a)
spreading Christianity
b)
establishing democracy
c)
ending citizenship
d)
creating a new religion
2.
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
3.
What was the religion of ancient Greece?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
4.
Which classic civilization is known for this type of architecture?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Harappan
c)
Chinese
d)
Greek
5.
What type of government developed in Athens?
a)
oligarchy
b)
direct democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
tyranny
6.

What was the domain of Zeus?

a)

King of the gods

b)

god of love

c)

god of war

d)

god of the sea

7.

A government ruled by a few powerful people.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny

8.

In a tyranny, the power to rule in the hands of a single person who controls everything

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In democracy, the power to rule rests of all of its citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A large city with surrounding land that creates territory.

a)

City-State

b)

Democracy

c)

Culture

11.

A Spartan's name for an enslaved soldier.

a)

Tyrant

b)

Helot

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

12.

What did the Spartans use to control its citizens?

a)

the helots

b)

the military

c)

forced physical punishments

d)

the government

13.

Which statement correctly describes a boys life in Athens and Sparta.

a)

Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military

b)

Athenians studies combat; Spartans played sports

c)

Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home

d)

Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartans never became citizens.

14.

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...

a)

mountains and lakes

b)

seas and mountains

c)

rivers and plains

d)

deserts and forests

15.

What is an agora?

a)

a Greek goddess

b)

a type of instrument

c)

A Greek gathering place

d)

a serpent

16.

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

a)

pantheon

b)

ziggurat

c)

town

d)

Polis

17.

Greece is made up of hundreds of islands

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which continent is Greece part of?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

19.

Which continent is Europe?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

20.

Greece is located near what body of water?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Athens River

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

21.

Modeled after the games of ancient Greece, every four years countries around the world participate in the -

a)

Marathon

b)

Olympics

c)

Chariot Games

d)

Parthenon

22.

At what age were boys sent away to the military camps?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

23.

At what age were Spartan men allowed to retire from the military?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

24.

Spartan women had more rights than women in the other city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Were the Minoans peaceful?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

The Minotaur was...

a)

half-man and half-dolphin

b)

half-bird and half man

c)

half-horse and half-man

d)

half-bull and half-man

27.

How did the Minoans get their wealth?

a)

With the help of aliens

b)

With the help of Ancient Egyptians

c)

Through Trade

d)

Through warfare

28.

What animal was revered and celebrated by the Minoans?

a)

Donkey

b)

Goat

c)

Bull

d)

Horse

29.

The earliest civilization in Europe was ?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaen

c)

Trojans

d)

Spartans

30.

Knossos was...?

a)

A religious temple.

b)

The largest palace on Crete.

c)

The Greece term for house.

d)

A fishing village on Crete.

31.
Which invading civilization conquered the Minoans?
a)
Trojans
b)
Spartans
c)
Pericles
d)
Mycenaeans
32.

The Minoans lived on the island of _________.

a)

Athens

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

33.

King Minos had this built under his palace where a half human, half bull lived.

a)

a labyrinth

b)

a cellar

c)

a cave

34.

Which civilization? King Minos

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

35.
The Persians conquered all of the following areas except. . .
a)
Israel
b)
Babylonia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
36.
Zoroastrians believe in _____________.
a)
1 God
b)
3 Gods
c)
Many Gods
d)
No Gods
37.

Who won the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Persia

b)

"Greece"

c)

Troy

38.

Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Corinth vs. Athens

b)

Persia vs. Greece

c)

Athens vs. Sparta

d)

Sparta vs. Thebes

39.

After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.

a)

the Delian League

b)

the Macedonian League

c)

the Peloponnesian League

d)

the Major League

40.

Who was the leader of Athens from 461 B.C. to 431 B.C.

a)

Heracles

b)

Parlicle

c)

Pericles

41.

What was the name of the Greek philosopher who became Alexander's tutor?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Diogenes

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

42.
Alexander the Great is from 
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
43.
Alexander the Great is famous because 
a)
he was a student of Aristotle 
b)
he was King Philip's son
c)
he conquered a lot of land
d)
he died
44.

How old was Alexander when he became king?

a)

50

b)

35

c)

20

45.
Legends about eagles, lightning and storms surrounding his birth and victories made people believe Alexander was favored by which Greek god?
a)
Hercules
b)
Zeus
c)
Pluto
d)
Mercury
46.
Where was Alexander the Great from?
a)
Germany
b)
Macedonia
c)
Greece
d)
Persian Empire
47.
Who was King Phillip II ?
a)
King of Mesopotamia
b)
The Father of Alexander the Great
c)
The son of Zeus 
d)
a brand of shoes
48.
Sparta had a/an
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyrant
49.
Spartan women __________________
a)
had more freedoms than other Greek women.
b)
could own property
c)
 were healthy and strong
d)
all of these
50.

At what age were boys sent away to the military camps?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

51.

At what age were Spartan men allowed to retire from the military?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

52.
A maze.
a)
labyrinth
b)
patch
53.
Where the Greek gods live.
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Mount Everest
54.
Who is the king of the Greek Gods?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
55.
This goddess is the wife of Zeus and represents women and marriage.
a)
Diana
b)
Athena
c)
Hera
d)
Aphrodite
56.
She is the Greek goddess of wisdom and battle strategy and her temple is the Parthenon.
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
57.
He is the Greek god that uses a chariot to bring the sun into the shy every day.
a)
Apollo
b)
Zeus
c)
Artemis
d)
Jupiter
58.
He is Zeus' brother, the ruler of the underworld, and god of the dead.
a)
Hermes
b)
Poseidon
c)
Apollo
d)
Hades
59.
He is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.
a)
Poseidon
b)
Pluto
c)
Hades
d)
Apollo
60.
She is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
a)
Athena
b)
Minerva
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hera
61.
She is the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of hunting.
a)
Athena
b)
Artemis
c)
Hera
d)
Shera
62.
This is a temple built to honor Athena.
a)
The Pantheon
b)
The Athenian Temple
c)
The Parthenon
d)
The Poseidon
63.
This is the mythological home of the Greek gods.
a)
Mt. Oedipus
b)
Mt. Zion
c)
Mt. Saint Helens
d)
Mt. Olympus
64.
The Persians conquered all of the following areas except. . .
a)
Israel
b)
Babylonia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
65.
Zoroastrians believe in _____________.
a)
1 God
b)
3 Gods
c)
Many Gods
d)
No Gods
66.

Ancient Persia originated in what modern country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

67.

What was the name of the Persian ruler of each province or state?

a)

King

b)

Governor

c)

Satrap

d)

Lord

68.

Macedonian ruer that conquers Persia.

a)

Phillip II

b)

Octavian

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Precipices

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