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G7 Ancient Greece Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

City on a Hill

a)

Acropolis

b)

Agora

c)

Parthenon

d)

Athens

2.

A Greek city-state ruled by a few powerful men that was focused on the military and discouraged the arts (theatre, literature, etc.)

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

3.

This Greek philosopher taught by asking questions

a)

Socartes

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

4.

This was the name of the outdoor marketplace in Ancient Greece

a)

Parthenon

b)

acropolis

c)

agora

d)

marathon

5.

If a person believes in many gods, an adjective to describe them is...

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Atheistic

6.

This Greek philosopher believed that only a small group of wise men should rule the people

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

7.

This is an agreement made between countries to protect one another

a)

peninsula

b)

plague

c)

alliance

d)

marathon

8.

What is the name of a fast-spreading disease that kills many people?

a)

plague

b)

agora

c)

democracy

d)

alliance

9.

This is the name of a powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts, science, philosophy, democracy, and architecture?

a)

Hellen

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

10.

A person who studies truth and knowledge is called a...

a)

Minoan

b)

immortal

c)

philosopher

d)

plague

11.

A league headed by Athens in order to defend Greece from the Persians

a)

Delian League

b)

Hellenistic League

c)

Minoan League

d)

Spartan League

12.

A body of land with water on three sides.

a)

peninsula

b)

acropolis

c)

agora

d)

marathon

13.

a traditional story that may be about Gods and Goddeses

a)

myth

b)

legend

c)

tall tale

d)

urban legend

14.

a government where the people choose their leaders (1 person = 1 vote)

a)

theocracy

b)

democracy

c)

aristocracy

d)

oligarchy

15.

A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in the 5th century BCE, during the Athenian golden age.

a)

Parthenon

b)

acropolis

c)

agora

d)

peninsula

16.

1st people to settle on the islands of the Aegean Sea

a)

Spartans

b)

Athenians

c)

Hellens

d)

Minoans

17.

A time period that brought together Greek and Asian cultures.

a)

Hellenistic Age

b)

Spartan Age

c)

Minoan Age

d)

Athenian Age

18.

a government run by a few wealthy families

a)

aristocracy

b)

democracy

c)

theocracy

19.

Able to live forever

a)

myth

b)

immortal

c)

marathon

d)

peninsula

20.

A long race based on a legend from Greece

a)

myth

b)

Minoan

c)

marathon

d)

Myceneans