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Ancient Greece Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Greek city-state is called a

(a)  

2.

Match the following philosophers

Aristotle

Famous for using questioning techniques

Plato

Teacher who created "the Academy"

Socrates

Believed in practicing moderation and the use of reason

3.

Match the following types of government

Democracy

Power is shared between a small group of people

Aristocracy

Only a small group of the wealthiest people hold power

Oligarchy

Power is wielded by force

Tyranny

People have the power to rule themselves

4.

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.

Choose from the below words
citizens
Direct
participate
Representative
choose
5.

Match the famous Greek to his description.

Hippocrates

Athenian leader who promoted democracy

Alexander the Great

Possibly mythical poet who wrote The Iliad & the Odyssey

Homer

Doctor famous for the Hippocratic Oath, which ensures doctors do what is best for patients

Pericles

Macedonian king who expanded his empire across 3 continents

6.

A group of expert shipbuilder that settled on the island of Crete

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Spartans

c)

Minoans

d)

Persians

7.

The first Greeks who established colonies and built fortresses throughout Greece

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Spartans

c)

Minoans

d)

Persians

8.

Label Athens and Sparta

9.

In Ancient Greece, democracy was invented in ​ (a)   , while the city of ​ (b)   became a military society.

Choose from the below words
Athens
Sparta
10.

Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic culture, meaning

a)

Macedonian-like culture

b)

Greek-like culture

c)

Roman-like culture

d)

Persian-like culture

11.

Greeks fought in a formation called a "phalanx," meaning a formation like a

a)

circle

b)

diamond

c)

square

d)

rectangle

12.

The Olympics started in ancient Greece as a sporting competition to honor Zeus

a)

true

b)

false

13.

This high hill was an important part of every Greek city, and was called the

a)

Megalopolis

b)

Acropolis

c)

Heliopolis

14.

An agreement formed between groups to work together is a(n)

a)

alliance

b)

compliance

c)

allegiance

15.

The war between Athens and Sparta that Sparta won, but led to the downfall of both

a)

Trojan War

b)

Persian War

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Greco-Persian War