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Greek Geography & Government

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 In which form of government was the ruler given power by the military?

a)

Democracy 

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy  

d)

Tyranny  

2.

In which form of government did a few wealthy aristocrats make all decisions?

a)

Democracy 

b)

Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny  

3.

In which form of government were all citizens allowed to vote on all issues?

a)

Democracy 

b)

Tyranny  

c)

Monarchy  

d)

Oligarchy

4.

In which form of government does power pass from a lawful king to someone in the same family?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Republic

d)

Oligarchy

5.

Why were the Greeks excellent shipbuilders and sailors?

a)

There was a surplus of lumber in Greece

b)

There were no conflicts at sea

c)

Most Greek city-states were by the sea

d)

Most Greek city-states lacked a government

6.

How did the geography of ancient Greece break the pattern of other civilizations?

a)

Greece had a surplus of natural resources  

b)

  Greece was not located along a river valley

      

c)

Greece did not trade                                                  

d)

Greece did not have a formal government

7.

All of the following animals were domesticated and common in ancient Greece except?

a)

Cows

b)

Goats

c)

Sheep

d)

Pigs

8.

 This group of people are the only ones with right in Greek democracies. 

a)

Women

b)

Slaves

c)

Citizens

d)

  Aristocrats 

9.

Because farming didn’t produce huge surpluses, and travel across the terrain was difficult, the Greeks came to depend on what?

a)

  Allies

b)

Merchants

c)

    The Sea

d)

Their Kings

10.

What covers nearly ¾ of the land in Greece? 

a)

  Communities

b)

  Rivers

c)

  Mountains

d)

  Trade Routes

11.

 The geography of Greece made city-states isolated from each other and made what dangerous? 

a)

travel

b)

mountains

c)

trade

12.

 What was on of ancient Greece’s main trade items?

a)

geography

b)

oligarchy

c)

grapes

13.

What landform is surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

mountains

b)

peninsula

c)

river valleys

14.

A major problem with the Greeks is that they did not see themselves as one country but as individual  what?

a)

colonies

b)

city-states

c)

countries

15.

Which form of government was the first and lasted the longest in ancient Greece?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Monarchy

16.

What type of leader usually has military training and is chosen by the people to overthrow the government they think is corrupt.

a)

king

b)

warlord

c)

tyrant

17.

Greeks created what to gain much needed farming land and resources they did not have?  

a)

countries

b)

communities

c)

colonies

18.

What landform caused Greek city-states to be isolated from each other?

a)

Rivers

b)

Hills

c)

Mountains

19.

Geographically, although Greece struggled due to the rocky land, their location surrounded by seas made it possible for them to do what? 

a)

trade

b)

migrate

c)

colonize

20.

When the Greek government was an oligarchy, the rich got richer, but the poor got what?

a)

sadder

b)

richer

c)

poorer

21.

The United States models its government after what form of Greek government? 

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

22.

What caused Greek city-states to develop independently?

a)

trade

b)

travel

c)

geography

23.

What is the peninsula that Sparta was located on called?

a)

peninsula

b)

Peloponnesus

c)

Mainland Greece

24.

In which form of government, a few wealthy men acted as kings without much care for the people?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monoarchy

c)

Tyranny

25.

Which is the only this group of people is allowed to vote in a democracy in Ancient Greece?  

a)

landowners

b)

women

c)

citizens