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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continent would you find Ancient Greece?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

2.

Which body of water surrounded Ancient Greece?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Nile River

d)
Mediterranean Sea
3.

Which form of government allows the citizens to vote to make their own rules and laws? The Ancient Greeks used this form of government.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)
Monarchy
c)

Dictatorship

d)
Democracy
4.

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called a(n)

a)

lake

b)
mountain
c)

peninsula

d)
island
5.

The ancient Greek architects were well-know for using _____ when designing their buildings.

a)

columns

b)

pyramids

c)

plastic

d)
wood
6.

What modern sporting event is modeled after the games of ancient Greece?

a)
Olympic Games
b)

World Series

c)
World Cup
d)
Super Bowl
7.

The ancient Greeks were great ______ which made traveling, fishing, and trading a lot easier.

a)

farmers

b)
astronomers
c)

shipbuilders

d)
carpenters
8.

Which of the following is a well-known ancient Greek piece of architecture?

a)

Great Sphinx

b)
Taj Mahal
c)
Great Wall of China
d)

Parthenon

9.

How did the ancient Greeks adapt to their rocky, dry land?

a)

Created paths for water to flow so that they could farm

b)

Swam in the ocean

c)

They farmed on hillsides

d)

They did not adapt at all

10.

Which two crops grew very well for the ancient Greeks?

a)

Potatoes and Carrots

b)

Olives and Grapes

c)

Rice and Soybeans

d)
Wheat and corn
11.

Farmers, fishermen, and shipbuilders are all examples of which type of resource?

a)
Natural resources
b)

Capital resources

c)
Human resources
12.

If you were traveling to Greece, which piece of architecture are you most likely going to see?

a)

b)

c)

13.

Which of the following is not a type of art the ancient Greek contribute to the world?

a)

Mosaics

b)

Papyrus

c)

Sculptures

d)

Pottery

14.

What material is used to form pottery?

a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Wood
d)
Metal
15.

What does the term ancient mean?

a)
Brand new and modern
b)
From the future
c)

Long, long ago

d)
Recently made or invented
16.

Materials that come directly from Earth are called?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Human Resources

17.

People working to produce goods and services are called?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Human Resources

18.

Goods made by people and used to produce other goods and services are called?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Human Resources

19.

Which is an example of a direct democracy?

a)

The 3rd grade class votes to see when they will have their class party.

b)

Mary decides what to fix her family for dinner.

c)

The 3rd graders won a pizza party for attendance.

20.

Which number represents the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

This map represents Greece _________

a)

At its period of greatest influence

b)

As it is today

c)

In the beginning of its civilization

22.

This map represents Greece ________

a)

At its period of greatest influence

b)

As it is today

c)

In the beginning of its civilization

23.

This map represents Greece ________

a)

At its period of greatest influence

b)

As it is today

c)

In the beginning of its civilization