WorksheetsAncient Greece Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
A Greek city-state is called a
(a)
Match the following philosophers
Socrates
Famous for using questioning techniques
Plato
Teacher who created "the Academy"
Aristotle
Believed in practicing moderation and the use of reason
Match the following types of government
Oligarchy
Power is shared between a small group of people
Aristocracy
Only a small group of the wealthiest people hold power
Tyranny
Power is wielded by force
Democracy
People have the power to rule themselves
In a democracy, the (a) participate in the government. In a (b) Democracy, citizens (c) directly. In a (d) Democracy, citizens (e) officials to represent them.
Match the famous Greek to his description.
Pericles
Athenian leader who promoted democracy
Homer
Possibly mythical poet who wrote The Iliad & the Odyssey
Hippocrates
Doctor famous for the Hippocratic Oath, which ensures doctors do what is best for patients
Alexander the Great
Macedonian king who expanded his empire across 3 continents
A group of expert shipbuilder that settled on the island of Crete
Mycenaeans
Spartans
Minoans
Persians
The first Greeks who established colonies and built fortresses throughout Greece
Mycenaeans
Spartans
Minoans
Persians
Label Athens and Sparta
In Ancient Greece, democracy was invented in (a) , while the city of (b) became a military society.
Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic culture, meaning
Macedonian-like culture
Greek-like culture
Roman-like culture
Persian-like culture
Greeks fought in a formation called a "phalanx," meaning a formation like a
circle
diamond
square
rectangle
The Olympics started in ancient Greece as a sporting competition to honor Zeus
true
false
This high hill was an important part of every Greek city, and was called the
Megalopolis
Acropolis
Heliopolis
An agreement formed between groups to work together is a(n)
alliance
compliance
allegiance
The war between Athens and Sparta that Sparta won, but led to the downfall of both
Trojan War
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Greco-Persian War
