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Ancient Greece for 3rd Grade

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greece is located near what body of water?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Athens River

2.

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

a)

Marathon

b)

Chariot Games

c)

Olympics

d)

Parthenon

3.

What are the four contributions made by the ancient Greeks?

a)

1,2,3,5

b)

2,3,4,6

c)

1,2,5,6

d)

3,4,5,6

4.

What has inspired the design of many American buildings today?

a)

Greek art

b)

Greek sports

c)

Greek architecture

d)

Greek mythology

5.

In which ways did ancient Greeks adapt to their environment?

a)

Trade, shipbuilding, writing, and storytelling

b)

Farming, sewing, silk production, and writing

c)

Farming, fishing, trade, and shipbuilding

d)

Fishing, trade, pyramid building, and art

6.

Which is the famous Greek building that sits high atop the Acropolis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Government in the United States is based on the ancient Greek idea of a

a)

king over the nation

b)

president who makes all the laws

c)

government by the people

d)

colony of the appointed

8.

Ancient Greek men voted on their own rules and laws. This form of government is called

a)

monarchy

b)

republic

c)

representative democracy

d)

direct democracy

9.

What continent is Greece in?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

10.

A piece of land that projects out into a body of water and is surrounded by water on three sides is called

a)

a peninsula

b)

an island

c)

a column

d)

the coastline

11.

What makes the modern Olympic games different than the ancient Olympic games?

a)

Today, winners receive an award

b)

Today, thousands of people attend the games

c)

Today, there are running races

d)

Today, there are summer and winter games

12.

Why did the American founding fathers like the Greek form of direct democracy?

a)

They did not want the people to have a say in the rules and laws.

b)

They wanted to be ruled by a king.

c)

They wanted a land where the people ruled.

d)

They wanted a land where people gave all their money to the government.

13.

What kind of resource is a Shipbuilder?

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Natural Resource

14.

What kind of resource is a fishing net?

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Natural Resource

15.

What kind of resource is a fish?

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Natural Resource

16.

What kind of resource is a fisherman?

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Natural Resource

17.

What kind of resource is a shovel?

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Natural Resource

18.

What kind of resource is a large rock?

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Natural Resource

19.

Which of the following is a physical characteristic of ancient Greece?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Gold mines

c)

Grasslands

d)

Rocky mouintains and hills

20.

Where did ancient Greeks farm?

a)

Across flat land

b)

In mines

c)

On hillsides

d)

Between rolling hills

21.

Which map shows the location of where the ancient Greek culture began?

a)

Map A

b)

Map B

c)

Map C

22.

Where is Greece located today?

a)

Map A

b)

Map B

c)

Map C

23.

Which map shows the spread of Greek culture?

a)

Map A

b)

Map B

c)

Map C

24.

What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?

a)

Arches

b)

Stone Walls

c)

Mosaics

d)

Columns

25.

What are four primary contributions made by the ancient Greeks?

a)

Architecture

Writing

Government

Sports

b)

Government

Art

Sports

Tool Making

c)

Architecture

Government

Art

Sports

d)

Writing

Government

Sports

Tool Making