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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who created the first Greek civilization?

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Minoans

c)

Homer

d)

Knossos

2.

A Bronze Age civilization that established on the land of Crete was called the ______ civilization.

a)

Knossos

b)

Mycenaean

c)

Minoan

d)

Athenian

3.

What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

Isthmus

d)

strait

4.

What is a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero called?​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
epic
trilogy
sonnet
biography
5.

After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization, Greece entered the ______ Age. This was a period in which the population declined and food production dropped.

a)

Dark

b)

Enlightenment

c)

New

d)

Stone

6.

Homer focuses his imagination on the dramatic events of____________.

a)

the evolution of Greek society

b)

weaponry

c)

the Mycenaeans civilization

d)

the Trojan War

7.

The main gathering place in the polis was usually a hill. What is the area at the top of the hill called?

a)

agora

b)

Acropolis

c)

markets

8.

Another name for polis is ____.

a)

town

b)

city

c)

city-state

d)

village

9.

A dominant figure in Athenian politics caused the height of Athenian power and brilliance known as the Age of _____.

a)

Salamis

b)

Delian

c)

Homer

d)

Pericles

10.

Which of our words is derived from the Greek word "polis?"

a)

politics

b)

people

c)

poly

d)

population

11.

Across the Mediterranean, new Greek colonies were established along the coastlines of ​(check all that apply) ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
southern Italy
southern France
eastern Spain
northern Africa west of Egypt
eastern Persia
12.

A new group of rich men fostered a group of rulers who seized power by force from the aristocrats. They were called ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
tyrants
barbarians
soldiers
militants
13.

A government by the people or rule of many is known as ___.

a)

democracy

b)

authoritarian

c)

monarch

d)

communist

14.

Which of these describes Sparta?​ (a)   ​​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
highly self-disciplined
military
strict class system
good for the group rather than for the individual
democratic
philosophy and arts
celebrated individual achievements
15.

Athens was a unified polis on the peninsula of (a)   .

16.

Athens and Sparta formed alliances to defeat the ________ invaders.

a)

Egyptians

b)

Myceneans

c)

Persian

d)

Arabians

17.

Athenians devised the practice of _____ to protect against ambitious politicians.

a)

the school of Greece

b)

ostracism

c)

direct democracy

d)

meetings

18.

Who was the chief god and father of gods?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Poseidon

19.

The most famous building on the Acropolis known for the greatest example of the classical Greek temple is ____.

a)

agora

b)

the Parthenon

c)

the pyramid

20.

The question and answer format of teaching is called the ________.

a)

Sophist method

b)

Plato method

c)

Socratic method

d)

Aristotle method

21.

_____ studied natural science by making and recording observations.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

22.

____ established a school at Athens that was known as the Academy.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socratic

c)

Plato

23.

______ questioned reality and taught Athenians free thought and inquiry.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

24.

The Athenians changed after their defeat in the Peloponnesian War. They no longer trusted open debate causing ____ his life by an Athenian jury.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle