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Ancient Greece Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A government system where only a few people hold power.

a)

Ephor

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

2.

What did the Spartans use to control its citizens?

a)

the helots

b)

the military

c)

forced physical punishments

d)

the government

3.

Which statement correctly describes a boys life in Athens and Sparta.

a)

Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military

b)

Athenians studies combat; Spartans played sports

c)

Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home

d)

Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartans never became citizens.

4.

Which type of government allows the citizens to vote for laws?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

5.

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...

a)

mountains and lakes

b)

seas and mountains

c)

rivers and plains

d)

deserts and forests

6.

Communities in ancient Greece were separated by

a)

rivers and deserts

b)

rugged mountains and valleys

c)

rivers and forests

d)

deserts and mountains

7.

The Greeks developed the modern concept of citizenship.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which would be an example of Greek architecture?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Who is the Greek god of the seas?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hermes

10.

Greece is made up of hundreds of islands

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Athens joined with other city-states to form a defensive league, or protective group, to defend its members against the Persians after the Persian War.  
What was it called?
a)
Delian League
b)
Council of Elders
c)
General Assembly
d)
Greek Alliance
12.
Which other city-state rose up and opposed Athens after Athens became the strongest power in Greece?
a)
Rome
b)
Olympia
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
13.
After the Persian War, Athens and Sparta came into conflict with one another.  Eventually, war broke out between the two city-states.  
What was this war called?
a)
Persian War II
b)
Greek War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
War Between the City-States
14.

The Greeks were:

a)

polytheistic (believed in many gods)

b)

monotheistic (believed in one god)

15.

Where were the Olympic games held?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Argos

16.

Which type of Greek column looked like scrolls on the ends?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

Drachma

17.

Which group were allowed to attend and compete in the Olympic games?

a)

Children

b)

Slaves

c)

Women

d)

Men

18.

Greece's geography led to the development of city-states.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Stories of the Ancient Greeks' gods & goddesses were called...

a)

parables

b)

myths

c)

epics

d)

lullabies

20.

Which Greek architectural achievement brought water for drinking and irrigation?

a)

Aqueduct

b)

Acropolis

c)

Arch

d)

Columns

21.

The Greek gods & goddesses live on this mountain?

a)

Everest

b)

Olive

c)

Fuji

d)

Olympus

22.

Anthens started which type of a democracy?

a)

Representative

b)

Direct

23.

What contributions did the Ancient Greeks have on our modern society?

a)

Art & Architecture

b)

Science & Mathematics

c)

Literature & Drama

d)

All of the above

24.

The Parthenon is a temple built to honor which goddess?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Pandora

25.

This is the highest hill in a Greek city-state.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Peninsula

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Mt. Olympus