WorksheetsAncient Greeks
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The 12 Olympians lived in a castle above which mountain?
Mount Blanc
Mount Everest
Mount Olympus
Who was the king of the gods?
Apollo
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
What does an archaeologist do?
Draw pictures that show how people used to live.
Find and study artefacts to discover about how people lived in the past.ArchaelosA
Who became known as the 'Father of History'?
Aristotle
Herodotus
Socrates
The Olympics were held in honour of which Ancient Greek god?
Athena
Poseidon
Zeus
In which city-state did democracy first develop?
Athens
Crete
SpartaAncie
What did Solon propose in his new constitution?
To double everybody's debt.
To cancel everybody's debt and allow people to own the land they worked.
Who was considered a citizen in Ancient Athens? Tick one.
Everybody who lived in Athens
Men who completed their military training
Slaves
Women
Which philosopher is referred to as the 'Father of Western philosophy'?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
In 327 BCE, Alexander's army refused to fight against the Nanda Empire as they were tired of war and frightened of their enemy's elephant units. True or false?
True
False
Which Persian king invaded the Greek mainland in 492 BCE?
King Darius I
King Xerxes
Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens
Sparta
After their war against the Persian Empire, Athens and Sparta agreed to be at peace. For how long was the peace meant to last?
3 years
30 days
13 years
30 years
Once it surrendered, which city-states wanted the city of Athens to be destroyed and its people enslaved? Tick two.
Corinth
Delphi
Sparta
Thebes
