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Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Ancient Greece who was on the top of the social structure

a)

Government offcials

b)

Male Citizens

c)

Slaves

d)

Women, and Female children

2.

What is it called when you believe in 1 or more gods or goddesses

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Gods

d)

Goddesses

3.

What are the 4 major types of Government

a)

Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

e)

Democracy

4.

What is a peninsula

a)

A piece of land

b)

A body of land surrounded by 3 sides water

c)

A body of land surrounded by 3 sides land

d)

Not a real word.

5.

Does Greece have good land for farming?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

What are tyrants?

a)

Are used to put out fires

b)

A persons name

c)

A truck

d)

Governments run by single rulers

7.

What is Citizenship?

a)

Part of the 3C's

b)

A government law

c)

Membership at Sams Club

d)

Membership in a political community

8.

What surrounds greece?

a)

Rivers

b)

Oceans

c)

Mountains

d)

land

9.

How did geography NOT affect ancient Greece?

a)

They had to learn to farm in the mountains

b)

They had to trade

c)

They learned to sail based on the stars

d)

They ate food

10.

What was mostly farmed in Ancient Greece?

a)

wheat

b)

barley

c)

olives and grapes

d)

all of the above

11.

What were greek city-states called

a)

Police

b)

Athens

c)

Polis

d)

City-states

12.

What type of government did Athens have

a)

Oiligarchy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

13.

Upper part of a city that stood on a high hill

a)

A partition

b)

Appacollapse

c)

Avalanche

d)

Acropolis

14.

A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

15.

In ancient Greece a _________would be allowed to participate in government

a)

Plebeian

b)

Tyrant

c)

Patrician

d)

Citizen

16.

How is a tyrant government different from a monarchy government?

a)

Tyrants take power by force, Monarchies pass power to oldest son

b)

Monarchs take power by force, Tyrants pass power to their oldest son

c)

Tyrant governments have 3 rulers, Monarchies have 1

d)

A Monarch must be a king, whereas a tyrant can be a queen

17.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
18.

Democracy was developed in

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Larisa

d)

Volos

19.

Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey?"

a)

Socrates

b)

Homer

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

20.
In Athens, education was designed to prepare boys to become good
a)
citizens
b)
sailors
c)
soldiers
d)
workers
21.

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

22.

Greek City-States developed completely isolated from one another because...?

a)

There were a lot of rivers

b)

Mountains

c)

Volcanos

d)

There were no cars back then

23.

What is a Monarchy?

a)

A government ruled by the people

b)

A government ruled by a small group of people

c)

A government ruled by a King or Queen

d)

A government where everyone and everything is equal

24.

Ancient Greek communities are called:

a)

Assemblies

b)

Governments

c)

Stations

d)

City-states

25.
Greece is on the continent of  __________.
a)
North America
b)
Athens
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
26.
What body of water is Greece connected to?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Black Sea
27.

On what type of land did the Greeks live?

a)

flat with rich soil

b)

dry and deserts

c)

rocky and mountainous

d)

none of the above

28.

How did Greek communities see themselves?

a)

as one united kingdom

b)

as separate countries

c)

united by their belief in polytheism

d)

a country united by a king

29.

The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Democratic

c)

Islamic

d)

Polytheistic

30.
The three orders of Greek columns are called:
a)

Ironic, Moronic, Corinthian

b)

Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

c)

Dorian, Isosceles, Corinthian

d)

Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy

31.
Who could participate in the Athenian democracy?
a)
All adult male citizens and slaves
b)
All free men and women
c)
All free, adult male citizens
d)
Anyone who lived in Athens
32.
What was the large open area where city life was centered around called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Democracy
d)
Mall
33.

Which type of government allows the citizens to vote for laws?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

34.
Who was considered to be the citizens of Ancient Greece?
a)
Slaves
b)
Foreigners
c)
Females
d)
None of the above
35.
Type of democracy in Ancient Greece.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
36.
Type of democracy in the United States.
a)
Representive Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
37.
Choose which one would not be a role of the Greek Assembly.
a)
Debate new laws and taxes
b)
Choose who gets to name the city Athena or Poseidon.
c)
Decide citizens/politicians who need ostracized
d)
Discuss whether or not to raise taxes
38.

A democratic system is a government in which

a)

everyone is a citizen.

b)

all citizens share power.

c)

everyone makes the laws.

d)

all members of society are equal.

39.

In a direct democracy, citizens get to

a)

serve at least once in every government position.

b)

choose the officials who make public decisions.

c)

take turns holding positions of power.

d)

vote yes or no on all proposed laws.

40.

What does "direct democracy" mean?

a)

That only certain people can serve on juries and hold office.

b)

That people vote on laws themselves, without representatives.

c)

That people who've committed crimes can't vote.

d)

That state legislatures elect representatives, not the people themselves.

41.

A small number of representatives votes for the whole group

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

42.

everyone will have a say, but someone will cast the vote for the whole group

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

43.

everyone affected gets to vote for the final outcome

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

44.

everyone votes together

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

45.

more people have a say in the final decision

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

46.

a small committee votes based on suggestions from the whole group

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

47.

everyone gets a vote in the final outcome

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

48.

 Member of a city-state who had legal rights, meet to make laws

a)

Athen

b)

Polis

c)

Citizen

49.

A small group of wealthy elites that make laws for all citizens

a)

monarchy

b)

aristocracy

c)

oligrachy

d)

democracy

50.
Usually, an oligarchy is made up of people who are ______________________.
a)
Humble
b)
Wealthy
c)
Intelligent
d)
Polite
51.

a Greek marketplace

a)

agora

b)

acropolis

c)

harbor

d)

Crete

52.

What continent is Greece located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

53.

Which form of government comes from the word for "people" and "power"?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

tyranny

d)

democracy

54.

What is another word for a Greek city-state?

a)

Polis

b)

Acropolis

c)

Agora

d)

Philosopher

55.

What type of government did Athens have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

56.

What type of government did Sparta have?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

57.

An adult man who was born in the polis would be eligible to do which of the following things in Athens?

a)

Vote

b)

Lead the military

c)

Become a judge

d)

Become king

58.

What does democracy mean?

a)

rule by the people

b)

rule by a king

c)

rule by an emperor

d)

rule by the rich

59.

What does oligarchy mean?

a)

rule by a wealthy few

b)

rule by the people

c)

rule by a king

d)

rule by a priest

60.

A person who votes and debates public issues that are important to all citizens is most clearly practicing which of the following democratic traits?

a)

civic participation

b)

rule of law

c)

federalism

d)

individual rights

61.

Participation in public political discourse was expected of all Athenian citizens. This is an example of what?

a)

Civic participation

b)

Rule of law

c)

Representative democracy

d)

Legislative bodies

62.

"All people, including government officials, must obey the laws or face consequences if they do not."

this is an example of which concept?

a)

Rule of law

b)

Might makes right

c)

Civic duty

d)

Representative democracy

63.

All adult male citizens had the right to attend the Assembly where they could discuss, debate, and cast votes on a public issues. This is an example of what?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Tyranny

d)

Representative Democracy

64.

Modern American school curriculum reflects Athenian schooling in which way?

a)

They both produce well-rounded citizens to sustain a democratic way of life.

b)

They both produce citizens ready for the army.

c)

They both allow their students to choose their own subjects.

d)

They are both not very effective at teaching students anything.

65.

This Greek historian wrote about the Persian Wars

a)

Plato

b)

Herodotus

c)

Thucydides

d)

Sophists

66.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Homer

b)

Phidias

c)

Euclid

d)

Socrates

67.

Herodotus

a)

drama

b)

sculture

c)

history

d)

math

68.
The Father of History
a)
Herodotus
b)
Thucidydes
c)
Leonidas
d)
Socrates
69.

Who were the aristocrats?

a)

rich men who had land from their families

b)

merchants who became wealthy from trade

c)

soldiers who were famous for their courage

d)

popular leaders who won support from the poor

70.

In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?

a)

military force

b)

family tradition

c)

the law of the land

d)

foreign partnerships

71.

What idea that is important today came from the democracy in ancient Athens?

a)

Nobody should be a slave.

b)

People should rule themselves.

c)

Men and women should be equal.

d)

Leaders should be both wise and good.

72.

Greece is at letter

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

73.

A monarchy is ruled by a

a)

priest

b)

president

c)

dictator

d)

king/queen

74.

Most Greek oligarchs were rich men or _____________________ who inherited land from their families.

a)

samurai

b)

aristocrats

c)

senators

d)

philosophers

75.

Aristocrats overthrew monarchs to set up this government

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

76.

What is the first government in Greece

a)

Monarchy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

77.

What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?

a)

laws that meant nothing

b)

laws that are fair to all

c)

laws that helped the poor

d)

laws that favored the rich

78.

What is Rule of Law?

a)

People have the ability to make their own laws.

b)

Some people in society have to follow the law while others do not.

c)

No one is above the law and the law applies equally to everyone.

d)

Everyone can interpret and follow the law in their own individual way.

79.

No one is above the law.

a)

rule of law

b)

common law

c)

case law

d)

statutory law

80.
What are pieces of land surrounded by water on three sides?
a)
Island
b)
Hill
c)
Gulf
d)
Peninsula

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