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Ancient Greece(6th) pt.1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are the bodies of water that surround Greece.

a)

The Ionian Sea

b)

The Aegean Sea

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

d)

The Bering Sea

2.

What made it difficult for Greek unification?

a)

Intense Climate

b)

Various(multiple) languages

c)

Mountains

d)

Invading tribes

3.

What is an independent city with its own government and economic system?

a)

Agora

b)

Acropolis

c)

Metropolis

d)

City-State

4.

Who were the earliest Greeks? Where were they located?

a)

The Spartans

b)

The Minoans

c)

The Mycenaean's

d)

Crete

e)

Attica

5.

Which group were the first civilized Greek civilization on the mainland that conquered the Minoans?

a)

The Mycenaean's

b)

The Spartans

c)

The Athenians

d)

The Corinthians

6.

Who wrote the Iliad? What was the epic poem about?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Homer

c)

It's about the Greek hero Achilles and the Trojan War

d)

It's about the Greek hero Odysseus & his journey home

7.

How long did the Dorian's rule Greece?

a)

700 years

b)

400 years

c)

900 years

d)

300 years

8.

Why was it called the Greek Dark Age?

a)

Poverty increased

b)

The Greeks did not build new cities

c)

The Greeks did not make new art, literature, or music.

d)

Trade Stopped

e)

Writings were forgotten

9.

What did the Ionians bring to the Greek mainland?

a)

The Phoenician Alphabet

b)

Iron tools/weapons

c)

Culture

d)

Crafts

10.

What was the Agora within the Polis?

a)

The MAIN government building

b)

The Marketplace

c)

The barracks

d)

The religious center

11.

What was the Acropolis within the Polis?

a)

The MAIN building of the government

b)

The Marketplace

c)

The barracks

d)

The religious center

12.

How did the Greeks believe the gods communicated with humans? Where was the most famous?

a)

Oracles

b)

Spirit animals

c)

Argos

d)

Megara

e)

Delphi

13.

Who is the Greek god of fire/blacksmiths & Who is the goddess of the hunt/moon?

a)

Hephaestus

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Hera

e)

Hermes

14.

To be considered a citizen you needed what qualifications?

a)

Be a male

b)

Be a soldier

c)

Own property/land

d)

Be a part of the aristocracy

e)

Be free

15.

What percentage of Greeks were slaves? Why?

a)

Debts

b)

Conquered people

c)

Ethnicity/race

d)

1/3 to 1/4

e)

1/2 to 1/3

16.

What were the forms of government in Ancient Greece?

a)

A Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Aristocracy

d)

Oligarchy

e)

A Tyrant

17.

What is a Greek soldier called?

a)

A hoplite

b)

A heplite

c)

A huplite

d)

A centurion

18.

Where were the 1st Olympic games held? What kinds of events were a part of those games.

a)

Wrestling

b)

Olympia

c)

Olympus

d)

Discus throwing

e)

The biathlon

19.

Which Greek polis was known for their strong military and militaristic society?

(a)  

20.

Which Greek polis was known for their strong navy and being the birthplace of democracy?

(a)