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Greece

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of government

did the ancient Greeks create?

a)

monarchy

b)

republic

c)

democracy

d)

dictatorship

2.

Which below is the Iberian peninsula?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which below is the Balkan peninsula?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Greece became a monarchy

after rebelling against

a)

the Romans

b)

The Ottoman Turks

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

The Byzantine Empire

5.

What is the Orthodox

Church?

a)

a religion established by

the ancient Greeks

b)

a religion established by

the ancient Greeks

c)

a branch of Islam

introduced by the

Ottoman Turks

d)

a branch of Christianity

that dates to the Byzantine

Empire

6.

The cornerstone of Greek

society is

a)

the family

b)

politics

c)

mathematics

d)

Athens

7.

What industry has helped

Greece’s GDP rise steadily in

recent years?

a)

mining

b)

fishing

c)

tourism

d)

farming

8.

Which term DOES NOT go with all the others.

a)

democracy

b)

free elections

c)

representative

d)

monarchy

9.

Select the term that DOES NOT go with the others.

a)

Orthodox Church

b)

Parthenon

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Christianity

10.

What are two central

elements of Greek culture?

a)

church and family

b)

family and politics

c)

politics and church

d)

history and politics

11.

Which peninsula is Greece on?

a)

Iberian

b)

Italian

c)

Balkan

d)

Floridian

12.

Which is the Greek flag?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What are the highest

mountains in Europe?

a)

the Apennines

b)

the Pindus

c)

the Alps

d)

the Pyrenees

14.

Most rivers in Greece are

a)

Navigable

b)

Not Navigable

15.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
16.
Crete is the name of Greece's biggest __________?
a)
Body of water
b)
God/goddess
c)
island
d)
peninsula
17.

The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Democratic

c)

Islamic

d)

Polytheistic

18.
How did Alexander spread Greek culture?
a)
He developed friendships with many lands in Europe.
b)
He adopted many Asian ways.
c)
He created a vast empire in Europe, Asia, & Africa.
d)
He rooted for the Cubs to win the World Series.
19.

A century is _____ years.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

20.

A decade is ______ years.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

21.

A milennium is ______ years.

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

1,000,000

22.

What is a peninsula?

a)

An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

b)

An area of land completely surrounded by water.

c)

An area of land.

d)

A type of mountain.

23.

What is an island?

a)

An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

b)

An area of land completely surrounded by water.

c)

An area of land.

d)

A type of mountain.

24.

Which of the following is not an example of a physical feature?

a)

Mountain

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Language

25.

Which statement best describes the climate of Ancient Greece?

a)

Hot, dry summers; warm temperatures

b)

Cool, wet summers; warm temperatures

c)

Hot, wet winters; cool temperatures

d)

Cool, humid winters; cool temperatures

26.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy 
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny 
27.
How did living in an area with a lot of mountains impact Greek life? 
a)
They could farm a lot
b)
They were taken over by pirates a lot
c)
They could NOT farm a lot
d)
They became great climbers
28.
The body of water that borders the southern part of Greece 
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Ionian Sea
c)
Aegean Sea 
d)
Pacific Ocean 
29.
What is the body of water that boarders Greece to the east?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Ionian Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Aegean Sea
30.
What is the body of water to the west of Greece?
a)
Ionian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Aegean Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean
31.
What is the mountain located near Athens where the Ancient Greeks believed the gods lived?
a)
Mt. Fugi
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Mt. Vesuvius 
d)
Mt. Olympus 
32.
What is the southern island of Greece called? 
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Crete 
d)
Troy