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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kind of government meaning "rule of the people"

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

metropolis

2.

Kind of government that has a king or a queen

a)

monarchy

b)

metropolis

c)

oligarchy

d)

democracy

3.

A kind of government that is ruled by powerful members of society

a)

oligarchy

b)

ichor

c)

monarchy

d)

metropolis

4.

a fortress on a high hill

a)

city state

b)

metropolis

c)

acropolis

d)

oligarchy

5.

City-State:

a)

a city and its surrounding countryside with its own government, laws, and customs

b)

a unique, independent marketplace

c)

a large, metropolitan city that is central to political and cultural life

d)

An area of classical monuments that includes the Parthenon

6.

metropolis:

a)

a big city with lots of buildings

b)

a fortress on a high hill

c)

an ancient Greek marketplace

d)

a kind of government ruled by a king or queen

7.

Ichor

a)

a style of Greek architecture

b)

One of the most famous city-states

c)

Fluid Greeks believed made their gods immortal

d)

One of the ancient Greek philosophers who wrote a book called Ex Libris Liberta

8.

Select all items that describe ARISTOTLE:

a)

Devoted believer in the Greek gods and goddesses

b)

Plato's teacher

c)

Believed in science and reason

d)

Wrote many books

e)

Opened a school called "The Lyceum"

9.

Choose all items that describe SOCRATES:

a)

asked questions

b)

wrote many books

c)

Believed in obeying the law

d)

believed debating was important

e)

strongly believed the Greek gods and goddesses were real

10.

Select all items that describe PLATO:

a)

Socrates' teacher

b)

did not believe in democracy

c)

wrote a famous book called, "The Republic"

d)

began a school called, "The Academy"

e)

thought that the government should be run by everyday people

11.

Select all items that ARE CORRECTLY MATCHED.

a)

Zeus: the king of the gods and god of thunder

b)

Athena- goddess of wisdom and warfare

c)

Hera-goddess of sailors

d)

Posiedon- god of the sea

e)

Artemis- Messenger goddess

12.

Greece is located on which continent?

(a)  

13.

What kind of landforms make up most of Greece?

(a)  

14.

Type the letter or number for

Crete

(a)  

15.

Type the letter or number for

Mediterranean Sea

(a)  

16.

Type the letter or number for

Athens

(a)  

17.

Type the letter or number for

Aegean Sea

(a)  

18.

Type the letter or number for

Sparta

(a)  

19.

Select all items that describe ONLY Athens.

a)

Greek City-state

b)

Boys were not required to join the army

c)

democracy

d)

Education not important

e)

Appreciated creativity and the arts

20.

Select all items that describe ONLY Sparta:

a)

Warrior training very important

b)

Girls were allowed to fight in the war

c)

Tried to get as much land as possible

d)

Ruled by an oligarchy

e)

Had a very strong military