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WorksheetsGreek Geography & Government
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which form of government was the ruler given power by the military?
Democracy
Republic
Monarchy
Tyranny
In which form of government did a few wealthy aristocrats make all decisions?
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
Tyranny
In which form of government were all citizens allowed to vote on all issues?
Democracy
Tyranny
Monarchy
Oligarchy
In which form of government does power pass from a lawful king to someone in the same family?
Monarchy
Tyranny
Republic
Oligarchy
Why were the Greeks excellent shipbuilders and sailors?
There was a surplus of lumber in Greece
There were no conflicts at sea
Most Greek city-states were by the sea
Most Greek city-states lacked a government
How did the geography of ancient Greece break the pattern of other civilizations?
Greece had a surplus of natural resources
Greece was not located along a river valley
Greece did not trade
Greece did not have a formal government
All of the following animals were domesticated and common in ancient Greece except?
Cows
Goats
Sheep
Pigs
This group of people are the only ones with right in Greek democracies.
Women
Slaves
Citizens
Aristocrats
Because farming didn’t produce huge surpluses, and travel across the terrain was difficult, the Greeks came to depend on what?
Allies
Merchants
The Sea
Their Kings
What covers nearly ¾ of the land in Greece?
Communities
Rivers
Mountains
Trade Routes
The geography of Greece made city-states isolated from each other and made what dangerous?
travel
mountains
trade
What was on of ancient Greece’s main trade items?
geography
oligarchy
grapes
What landform is surrounded by water on three sides?
mountains
peninsula
river valleys
A major problem with the Greeks is that they did not see themselves as one country but as individual what?
colonies
city-states
countries
Which form of government was the first and lasted the longest in ancient Greece?
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Monarchy
What type of leader usually has military training and is chosen by the people to overthrow the government they think is corrupt.
king
warlord
tyrant
Greeks created what to gain much needed farming land and resources they did not have?
countries
communities
colonies
What landform caused Greek city-states to be isolated from each other?
Rivers
Hills
Mountains
Geographically, although Greece struggled due to the rocky land, their location surrounded by seas made it possible for them to do what?
trade
migrate
colonize
When the Greek government was an oligarchy, the rich got richer, but the poor got what?
sadder
richer
poorer
The United States models its government after what form of Greek government?
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
What caused Greek city-states to develop independently?
trade
travel
geography
What is the peninsula that Sparta was located on called?
peninsula
Peloponnesus
Mainland Greece
In which form of government, a few wealthy men acted as kings without much care for the people?
Oligarchy
Monoarchy
Tyranny
Which is the only this group of people is allowed to vote in a democracy in Ancient Greece?
landowners
women
citizens
