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Ancient Greece Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a city-state?

a)

A political unit made up of a city and all of the surrounding lands

b)

A small village with limited resources

c)

A large city with no surrounding lands

d)

A city with a strong military

2.

What does the term 'Acropolis' mean in Greek?

a)

Top city

b)

Military fortress

c)

Marketplace

d)

Hillside village

3.

When did Greece experience its Golden Age?

a)

500-300 BC

b)

200-0 AD

c)

100-0 BC

d)

300-100 BC

4.

Which city-state was the cultural center of Greece during the Golden Age?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Macedonia

5.

Who was the leader who encouraged great works of art and commissioned the Parthenon?

a)

Pericles

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Socrates

6.

What is the Parthenon?

a)

A marketplace in Athens

b)

A fortress in Sparta

c)

A beautiful temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena

d)

A temple dedicated to Zeus

7.

What is democracy?

a)

A form of government where the leaders are appointed by the military

b)

A form of government where the leaders are chosen by birthright

c)

A form of government where the leaders are elected by voting

d)

A form of government where the leaders are selected by a council of elders

8.

Which city-state was a strong military rival of Athens?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Corinth

c)

Thebes

d)

Sparta

9.

Where was Alexander the Great born?

a)

Thebes

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Macedonia

10.

What is the term used to refer to the blended cultures of Greece and Alexander's conquered lands?

a)

Hellenic

b)

Hellenistic

c)

Hellenized

d)

Hellenicized