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WorksheetsAncient Greece Formative 2 review
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 33mins
What form of government did ancient Sparta have?
oligarchy
direct democracy
representative democracy
anarchy
Why were Spartan women required to exercise?
They believed that strong women had strong babies.
They wanted to prevent heart disease?
The women's magazines said they could lose 15 pounds in 2 weeks.
It made them better farmers.
Who did the farming in ancient Sparta?
Spartan men who had retired from the military
slaves
Spartan women
boys who failed out of military school
Why was the land around Sparta so attractive to invaders?
It had great views of the sea.
Huge bison herds lived in the area.
There was a lot of underground gold.
It was good farmland.
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
poor soil
broad rivers
major highways
surrounding mountains
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
Military strength was valued.
It was organized as a city-state.
The government had two kings.
A small group held the most power.
Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
Children did not learn to read.
Children studied sculpture and painting.
Both boys and girls got military training.
the winners of sports games
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to
pass a physical test.
come from a rich family.
get elected by the people.
marry a citizen's daughter.
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
The conquered people left by sea to start new colonies for Sparta.
The conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods in the marketplace.
The Spartans made the conquered people leave so that Spartans could move there.
The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta
could not vote.
could own property.
had most influence in the home.
served equally with men in the army.
Athens is located
on the Peloponnese Peninsula.
near the Ionian Sea.
near the Aegean Sea.
in northern Greece.
What did ancient Athenians build to protect their city?
They built a wall around the city.
They built a large army.
They built a large temple for Athena
They built a giant statue of Poseidon.
_____ is the form of government invented in ancient Athens.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Monarchy
Who were citizens in ancient Greece?
free males
male slaves
over 18
born in Athens
born in another city-state
Who could go to the assembly?
any citizen
any person who lived in Athens
women
slaves
What was the assembly's job?
run the city
make laws
propose laws
debate laws
Why was ancient Athens' economy based on trade?
The land around Athens couldn't make enough food to feed the people.
They were too busy fighting wars.
The They were too lazy to grow crops.
They didn't like to farm.
Why was trading with other city-states easy for ancient Athens?
The wall they built made it easy to travel.
It was easy to travel over the mountains.
Athens was close to the sea.
Trading was not easy at all.
What did Athenians believe was the purpose of education?
to make good politicians
to make good citizens
to make good soldiers
to make good farmers
What did boys learn in ancient Athens?
sewing
reading
math
how to manage a home
music
What did girls learn in Ancient Athens?
sewing
math
managing a home
cooking
reading
Women in ancient Athens could not
vote.
own property.
go to assembly.
choose their husband.
Some Greeks tried to keep government in the hands of a few aristocrats.
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
This was a military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers.
Footmen
Phalanx
Cavalry
Battalion
Rule by the people is...
democracy
aristocracy
oligarchy
republic
System where citizens participate in decisions made in government.
monarchy
direct democracy
aristocracy
representative democracy
System where citizens elect people to make decisions for them.
representative democracy
monarchy
tyranny
direct democracy
Leaders of Greek oligarchies were mainly
poor
foot soldiers
judges
rich
The most important political body in Athens was the...
jury
court system
assembly
boule
In order from lowest to highest name the athenian social classes?
Metics,slaves,citizens.
slave,metics,citizens.
citizens,slaves,spartans.
people,women,gods.
true or false only men who participated military could be on the council of 500?
true.
false.
The religion of the Ancient Greeks was
Judaism
Islam
polytheistic
atheistic (no gods)
Above all else, Spartans valued
dramatic theatre
philosophy
great warriors
great teachers
Greek independence was threatened when they were invaded by
Russia
Persia
India
Egypt
All of these are true about the Pelopponesian War EXCEPT
Athens and Sparta fought against each other
a plague wiped out half of Athens' population
Pericles died of the plague early on in the conflict
Athens won and burned Sparta to the ground
The ancient Greeks told myths to:
Pass the time
Scare foreign countries from invading
Explain why things happened on Earth
In the myths, the Greek gods had human-like emotions (ex: jealousy, impatience, anger).
True
False
King of the gods. As the god of thunder, he also controlled the weather.
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
Ares
What is an epic?
a vertical post that serves as decoration or support for a structure
hard, creamy-white material from the tusks of animals
a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical figure
the person who first started or built something new
What is an acropolis?
a high, fortified area of a Greek city
the art and style of designing and constructing a building
a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical figure
an outdoor theater or performance area
Best known for writing The Ilyad and The Odysse
Herodotus
Aristotle
Homer
Socrates
God of the underworld
Hades
Pluto
Juno
Vulcan
What is this an image of?
Phalanx
Parthenon
Acropolis
Agora
