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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT true about the geography of Ancient Greece?

a)

Greece is made up of small islands and peninsulas

b)

Greece had a lot of good farmland

c)

Greece is rocky and mountainous

d)

The mountains and seas isolated Greek city-states

2.

What type of democracy did Athens have?

a)

Representative

b)

Authoritative

c)

Participatory

d)

Direct

3.

What did the ancient Greeks build to honor their gods?

a)

Temples like the Parthenon

b)

Oracles

c)

Pyramids and obelisks

d)

None of these

4.

What field of study are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle famous for?

a)

Literature

b)

Philosophy

c)

Mathematics

d)

Science

5.

What was so important about Alexander the Great's conquest?

a)

It united the ancient world

b)

It helped spread Christianity

c)

It spread Greek culture throughout the Ancient world

d)

It was not really that important

6.

Mainland Greece is a _______, or body of land with water on three sides.

a)

city-state

b)

polis

c)

peninsula

d)

agora

7.

What contributions did the Ancient Greeks have on our modern society?

a)

Art & Architecture

b)

Science & Mathematics

c)

Literature & Drama

d)

All of the above

8.
Which of the following is a  government where a few wealthy people rule?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy 
d)
Communism
9.

Who could vote in Athenian government?

a)

All people could vote

b)

Just male citizens

c)

Only an elite few

d)

Slaves (Helots) could vote

10.

Was a good leader, with great military skills.

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Alexander The Great

c)

Julius Caesar

11.
Which statement is true?
a)
Pericles focused his attentions entirely on building up the Athenian army.
b)
Pericles was obsessed with riches, and he promoted trade to make himself wealthy.
c)
Pericles encouraged growth in the arts, including music and drama.
d)
Pericles was a timid leader who made very little difference to the development of Athens.
12.
Why did the Greeks have small, independent communities?
a)
They all spoke different languages.
b)
They all had different religions.
c)
The geography caused it.
d)
It was a desert there.
13.

Which of the following are ways that Alexander's empire spread Greek culture? (MULTIPLE SELECT)

a)

New cities were built with Greek-styled architecture

b)

Greek settlers would move to the new cities, bringing their culture with them

c)

Greek settlers would speak Greek in the new cities

d)

Greek settlers continued to practice their religion in the new cities.

14.

This term means: the form of Greek culture spread throughout the ancient world by Alexander the Great

a)

Hellenistic

b)

Futuristic

c)

Greektastic

d)

Alexanderistic

15.
Alexander the Great is from 
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
16.
Alexander the Great is famous because 
a)
he was a student of Aristotle 
b)
he was King Philip's son
c)
he conquered a lot of land
d)
he died
17.
How did Alexander the Great spread Greek culture?
a)
his writings
b)
through word of mouth
c)
by being the model of the perfect human
d)
through conquest