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Unit 8: Ancient Greece

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a(n)....

a)

archipelago

b)

isthmus

c)

island

d)

peninsula

2.

Someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds is a(n)....

a)

Thespian

b)

Bard

c)

Philosopher

d)

Helot

3.

A "colony" refers to....

a)

the central of main city of a polis.

b)

an independently governed/ruled city.

c)

a new territory or area that is controlled by another country or kingdom.

d)

another name for a city-state that is unified and ruled by a single leader.

4.

Another name for a Greek city-state is....

a)

Polis

b)

Agora.

c)

Phalanx.

d)

Helot.

5.

"A gathering place or marketplace in Ancient Greece" can also be called a(n)...

a)

Parthenon

b)

Plaza

c)

Agora

d)

Forum

6.

"A group of armed soldiers in Ancient Greece that were arranged close together in rows" describes a(n)...

a)

Helot.

b)

Phalanx.

c)

Tyrant.

d)

Oligarch.

7.

A "tyrant" refers to....

a)

a leader who is chosen and elected by the people.

b)

a king who typically rules in a fair and reasonable way.

c)

the rulers of each Greek city-state.

d)

an absolute ruler who has complete control and power over a place.

8.

"A government in which a small group, typically the very wealthy, have control" describes a(n)....

a)

Oligarchy.

b)

Democracy.

c)

Meritocracy.

d)

Monarchy.

9.

Helots are...

a)

Absolute rulers who controlled their cities with absolute power.

b)

the leaders of individual city-states in Greece.

c)

the name for enslaved people in Sparta who had almost no rights.

d)

a type of soldier in the Spartan army.

10.

A shrine where a priest or priestess could speak with a god or goddess describes a(n)...

a)

Agora

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Stupa

d)

Oracle

11.

The Hellenistic Era is....

a)

a time period after the death of Alexander the Great during which Greek culture spread throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

b)

the time during which Athens and Sparta frequently fought each other.

c)

a period in Greek history when democratic ideas spread to other city-states.

d)

a point in history when Greece and Rome first started to trade with each other.