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WorksheetsMost Recent Ancient Greece Key Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The geography of Greece caused the Greek city-states to develop
a)
separate customs and beliefs.
b)
close ties with each other.
c)
one central government.
d)
new ways of hunting and gathering.
2.
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves is called a/an
a)
oligarchy.
b)
aristocracy.
c)
democracy.
d)
monarchy.
3.
A peninsula is
a)
a fortified hill of an ancient city.
b)
an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
c)
a public market and meeting place in ancient Greece.
d)
an antibiotic used to treat infection.
4.
The laws introduced by the Athenian leader, Solon, helped the city become
a)
a free city with no slaves.
b)
an empire that extended to Egypt.
c)
and empire that extended to China.
d)
a leading democracy.
5.
Most Greeks believed their gods
a)
were kind and understanding.
b)
were moral beings.
c)
were weak and ineffective.
d)
ruled different areas of human life.
6.
During the Golden Age of Greece, Athenians made great achievements
a)
in the arts.
b)
in flood control.
c)
in tomb building.
d)
in farming technology.
7.
Unlike Athens, in ancient Sparta the government concentrated all of its resources on creating
a)
famous artisans.
b)
successful merchants.
c)
a pleasurable lifestyle.
d)
brave and skillful warriors.
8.
During the Hellenistic period, there were important achievements in
a)
tragedy and comedy.
b)
mathematics and science.
c)
writing and printing.
d)
warfare and government.
9.
In Greek mythology, there were
a)
many dragons.
b)
both human and animal gods.
c)
12 great gods, led by Zeus.
d)
no goddesses.
10.
The collapse of the Greek civilization during the Dark Ages increased
a)
farming.
b)
foreign trade.
c)
income levels.
d)
poverty.
11.
While the Acropolis was the center of Athens' religious life, the Agora was the center of
a)
public life.
b)
private life.
c)
military life.
d)
government.
12.
After the end of the Peloponnesian War, Athens was
a)
never again a leader in the Greek world.
b)
a place where the arts again flourished.
c)
faced with a plague that killed many citizens.
d)
able to control Sparta's harbor.
13.
Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, Greece
a)
formed three main kingdoms.
b)
was conquered by Persia.
c)
expanded its empire.
d)
destroyed Alexandria.
14.
The three philosophers that Alexander the Great studied under were
a)
Anderson, Schwaab, and Purex.
b)
Apollo, Sven, and Philosophicles.
c)
Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato.
d)
Acropolis, Siri, and Playdo.
15.
Ancient people built their cities near hills because
a)
it gave them a scenic view.
b)
it helped them get exercise.
c)
it had better farmland.
d)
it made them easier to defend.
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