WorksheetsUnit 5: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What was the mountainous kingdom to the north of ancient Greece that took over after the Peloponnesian War?
Hindu Kush
Macedonia
Olympus
Balkan
"A" on the map above is
the Mediterranean Sea
the Indian Ocean
the Aegean Sea
the Balkan Peninsula
What two factors led the ancient Greeks to colonize surrouding land and islands?
overpopulation and drought
poor economy and poor soil
overpopulation and limited arable land
Greed and economic need
Greece's geography contributed most directly to
the development of polytheistic religion
the development of independent city-states instead of a unified state
the Peloponnesian War
the Persian Wars
Which term desribes citizen involvement in government decision making?
polis
democracy
civic life
assembly
Which of the following Athenians did NOT make reforms that led to or expanded democracy?
Draco
Socrates
Solon
Pericles
Which is the correct order of the stages of governement in ancient Athens?
Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy
Monarchy, Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy
Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarchy
Myceanaeans, Draco, Solon, Pericles
What word makes this statement true? Citizens in Sparta participated ____________ in government than those in Athens.
more
more frequently
less
less enthusiastically
Which word best describes Sparta's system of government?
monarchy
militia
tyranny
oligarchy
The Iliad and The Odyssey are __________.
Plays
epic poems
religious texts
myths
What "category" would Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle fit best in?
mathematicians
scientists
entrepeneurs
philosophers
To whom is the following quote attributed?
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Archimedes
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
What type of column is pictured above?
Roman
Doric
Ionian
Corinthian
The top of what type of column is pictured here?
Ionian
Doric
Olympian
Corinthian
What type of column is this?
Correlle
Ionian
Olympian
Corinthian
Compared to dieties in other ancient religions, Greeks viewed their many gods/goddesses as being ______________.
more powerful
human-like
weaklings
always kind
This is the __________________ located in ________________.
Colosseum, Rome
Ziggurat, Sumer
Parthenon, Athens
Parthenon, Olympia
The Macedonians were able to conquer Greece in part because of __?___
Athens' loss in the Persian War
casualties at the Battle of Thermopylae
weakening caused by the Peloponnesian War
lack of arable land in Greek city-states
