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Worksheets6SS Ch.8 Ancient Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Aristocrats
a "let things be" attitude on the part of the government toward industry
Rich landowner or noble
In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace
The common people of ancient Greece
Why were the Minoans considered among the best shipbuilders of their time?
They were taught by the ancient Egyptians.
They were located near forests that were good for building ships.
The Minoans lived on the island of Crete and traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
They were the first civilization to invent boats.
Acropolis
Human-made raised channel that carries water from distant places
Political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside
An elected official in Athens
High hill upon which a Greek fortress was built
Who was the leader that overthrew the oligarchy and established the first democracy?
Homer
Cleisthenes
Solon
Draco
How did the geography of Greece impact where people lived?
Greek civilization developed along rivers.
Mountains and peninsulas make up most of Greece; therefore, people lived near the coasts.
Greece is surrounded by mountains and rivers that provide natural defenses.
Greece is located between rivers that make it good for farming.
What did the farmers of a city-state (polis) do during times of war?
Women, children, and the elderly were brought to the fortress at the acropolis.
Burn their fields so invaders would not get their crops.
Farmers were not able to fight back and often lost their lands.
Capture enemy prisoners and force them to become slaves.
Tyrant
A ruler of a kingdom or empire
A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king
An ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force
A member of a religious order who lived and worked among the public
What did the ancient Greeks do to please the gods so that they would assist them?
Tell fun stories about them
Sacrifice people
Go to war
Build temples
Aesop
A Greek writer who taught life lessons using animal stories
Greek poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad
Greek lyric poet who wrote about love and relationships
Greek writer who told stories about the gods
What was the first form of government in Athens?
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Where did the term 'lyric poet' originate?
Poets who composed poems to music and played a lyre while reciting them.
The most famous lyric poet was Lyrcethenes.
Sappho's most famous love poem Lyre.
'Lyric' is Greek for animals and 'poet' means stories.
Which group of people ran the oligarchies?
Emperors
Commoners
Tyrants
Aristocrats
Oligarchy
Government in which only a few people have power
Type of government in which people rule themselves
A kingdom with only one ruler
Economic and political system in which the government controls everything
What was a benefit of the Greeks establishing colonies around the Mediterranean Sea?
The Greeks were able to colonize new lands
The Greeks grew rich from the increased trade
People were able to move for religious freedom.
The Greeks made better maps with greater detail.
How is a direct democracy different from a representative democracy?
They are the same thing, only called by different names.
Greeks invented direct democracy, Romans invented representative democracy.
Direct democracy: all citizens can vote. Representative democracy: people are elected to vote for citizens.
Direct democracy: all freed persons can vote. Representative democracy: only freed men can vote.
Which early Greek civilization was the first to speak Greek?
Minoans
Mediterraneans
Egyptians
Mycenaeans
What purposes did Homer's Iliad and Odyssey serve for the Greeks?
They were used to teach about the Greek gods
They were used for entertainment and as part of their lessons
They provide the history of how the Greeks became a civilization
They were used to explain natural events
How did Pericles change Athenian democracy?
He ended democracy and restored the tyrants.
He was the first to take power from aristocrats and give it to the people.
He was the longest-serving official in Athenian history.
He encouraged people to participate in government and paid public officials.
What eventually brought an end to Athenian democracy?
They were invaded by the King of Macedonia.
They were overthrown by tyrants.
There was a volcanic eruption that destroyed most of Athens.
Roman democracy was more popular, and people switched.
True/False: All Greek myths were about fictional characters.
True
False
