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WorksheetsClassical Greece
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which god did the Greeks worship as the god of light, the sun, medicine, and prophecy?
Apollo
Zeus
Artemis
Ares
Which god/goddess (deity) did the Greeks worship as the goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts?
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Artemis
How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?
It allowed for the creation of a large powerful empire
It enhanced unity among all Greeks
It led to the creation of separate city states
It provided for the isolation of Greece from the rest of the world.
What peninsula is numbered 1?
Balkan
Peloponnesian
Ionian
Athenian
What peninsula is numbered 2?
Balkan
Peloponnesian
Athenian
Ionian
What city is numbered 3?
Athens
Sparta
Troy
Damascus
What city is numbered 4?
Athens
Sparta
Troy
Damascus
What island is numbered 5?
Hawaii
Bahamas
Crete
Sicily
What city is numbered 6?
Troy
Athens
Sparta
Sicily
What strait is numbered 7?
Troy
Dardanelles
Sparta
Alexanders
What area is numbered 8?
Macedonia
Greece
Asia Minor
Italy
What area is numbered 9?
Macedonia
Greece
Asia Minor
Italy
What sea is numbered 10?
Mediteranean
Black
Agean
Ionian
What sea is numbered 13?
Mediteranean
Black
Agean
Ionian
What sea is numbered 14?
Mediteranean
Black
Agean
Ionian
What river is labelled 15?
Nile
Indus
Yangtze
Ganges
Which characteristic of Greece provided a link to the rest of the world?
Seas
Mountains
Rivers
Valleys
Compared to women of other Greek city states, the women of Sparta-
led very secluded lives
had more personal freedom
were more ceremonious about marriage
were more religious
Which city-state is known as the birthplace of democracy?
Rome
Sparta
Athens
Troy
Major city states of ancient Greece were
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Troy
Troy and Sparta
Persia and Babylon
Which city-state can be best described as militaristic?
Byzantium
Sparta
Rome
Athens
Which term best describes the role of the Spartan males from early childhood into adulthood?
Politicians
Soldiers
Philosophers
Farmers
Which term was associated with slavery in Sparta?
plebians
helots
untouchables
peasants
In order to participate in the government of Athens, one had to be a
a male
a male, land owning citizen
anyone living in Athens
an educated male
Which term best describes Greek religion?
polytheistic
monotheistic
democratic
henotheistic
Which two city-states on the map led opposing leagues in the Peloponnesian War?
3 and 5
4 and 6
3 and 4
3 and 6
Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, and Artemis are gods and goddesses important to what religion?
Roman mythology
Greek mythology
Indian mythology
Persian Zoroastrianism
"According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves." Plato
The quote above is an example of ancient Greeks using myths to explain:
monsters
mythic creatures
evolution
human qualities
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Tyranny
What was the next step in the progression of government in the city-state of Athens?
democracy
socialism
communism
oligarchy
In ancient Greece, tyrants gained support by appealing to the people. Name the Greek tyrant who ended debt slavery and created jobs.
Draco
Pericles
Solon
Homer
Which statement belongs in the shaded area in the diagram?
Fought in the Peloponnesian Wars
Fought in the Persian Wars
Practiced Monotheism
Practiced Zoroastrianism
The Delian League is to Athens as the ____________________League is to Sparta.
Minoan
Persian
Peloponnesian
Mycenaean
What was the name of the culture developed under Alexander the Great?
Greek
Hellenism
Roman
Persian
Which previous empire included most of the same territory as Alexander's Empire?
Mongol Empire
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Mauryan Empire
Which leader from Macedonia conquered Greece and returned it to a Monarchy?
Philip II
Darius
Cyrus the Great
Herodotus
Which famous historian meets the description in the chart?
Pythagorus
Herodotus
Socrates
Euclid
Which mathematician developed a theory to solve the problem shown below?
Homer
Pythagorus
Socrates
Plato
Identify the columns from left to right.
Ionic, Corinthians, Doric
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic
Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Which descriptor best fits the shaded region?
Scientists
Philosophers
Historians
Playwrights
