WorksheetsUnit 8 Ancient Greece
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the first group of people to inhabit Greece?
a)
The Minoans
b)
The Myceneans
c)
The Spartans
d)
The Athenians
2.
Where did the first people who inhabited Greece live?
a)
Athens
b)
Crete
c)
Sardis
d)
Sparta
3.
All Greeks were intensely loyal to their "polis." What is a polis?
a)
Family
b)
Country
c)
City-state
d)
World
4.
Which of the following best describes an oligarchy?
a)
A government where a king or a queen rules
b)
A system where the people are in charge
c)
A system where one person with very strict rules is in charge
d)
A system where a small group shares power and rules
5.
Which of the following best describes a democracy?
a)
A system where 1 leader takes power by force
b)
A type of government where the people are ruled by 1 strict ruler
c)
A government by the people
d)
A government where 3 leaders rule over the people
6.
What was a major cause of the Persian War?
a)
The Greeks attacked the Persian city of Sardis
b)
The Persians had invaded Sparta
c)
The Greeks had kidnapped Persian traders
d)
The Persians were expanding into Europe and came into conflict with Greek colonies and city-states.
7.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
The Greek city-states
b)
Persia
c)
Athens
d)
Sparta
8.
Which Greek city-state led the Delian League? (Alliance of Greek city-states against Persia)
a)
Athens
b)
Delos
c)
Sparta
d)
Wakanda
9.
What type of government best describes Athens?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Direct democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
10.
What type of government best describes Sparta?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Tyranny
11.
What best describes Athens' "way of life?"
a)
Military and Strength
b)
Strength and Honor
c)
Arts and Education
d)
Smarts and Strength
12.
What best describes Sparta's "way of life?"
a)
Strength and Honor
b)
Arts and Education
c)
Smarts and Strength
d)
Military and Strength
13.
Athens had a part of their government called the Council of 500. How were members chosen?
a)
They had to be 60 years old
b)
They were chosen by lottery
c)
They had to be rich land-holders
d)
They had to have military experience
14.
All of the following describe ways in which the Greeks adapted to their environment in order to survive EXCEPT:
a)
Grew crops that required little land (olives, grapes)
b)
Became expert sailors with so many islands nearby
c)
Raised animals that were good in that climate (goats, sheep)
d)
Move to Wakanda
15.
What is a colony?
a)
A group of people living in a new area who have ties to their homeland
b)
A government by a few
c)
America
d)
A government by the people
16.
Who were the helots?
a)
The rulers of Athens
b)
The rulers of Sparta
c)
The enslaved people of ancient Greece
d)
The army of Philip II
17.
What is a myth?
a)
A traditional story that explains practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world
b)
A long poem that records they deeds of a real or legendary hero
c)
A story about magic
d)
A play in which characters overcome problems. Often funny.
18.
What is an oracle?
a)
A gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece.
b)
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess.
c)
A walled fort on the top of a hill that contained temples and important buildings.
d)
A place to wash your clothes
19.
What is rhetoric
a)
Fine particles of soil
b)
The art of public speaking and debate.
c)
A traditional story that explains practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world.
d)
The belief in more than one
20.
Where would you find the agora in a polis?
a)
High above the rest of the city
b)
In the middle of town so people had easy access to market
c)
On the outer edge of the city, so laws could be made out of public view
d)
Near the sea, or near a river
21.
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta and its allies
b)
Persia
c)
The Romans
d)
Athens and its allies
22.
Why was it difficult to farm in ancient Greece?
a)
There was not enough water
b)
Greece is a desert
c)
Most of the land is rocky and has mountains.
d)
The Greeks did not know how to farm
23.
Which of the following was a Greek Philosopher?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Confuscius
c)
Socrates
d)
Herodotus
24.
Which Greek Philosopher wrote "The Republic", a book where he described a philosopher king?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Homer
25.
This famous Greek Myth described the Trojan War
a)
The Oddessey
b)
The Iliad
c)
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
d)
Gilgamesh
26.
According to Greek Myths, who was the "King of the Gods"?
a)
Zeus
b)
Poiseidon
c)
Hera
d)
Hades
27.
Which Persian religion is considered to be the world's first major monotheistic religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Zoarastrianism
d)
Paganism
28.
According to The Iliad, who was the hero of the Trojan War?
a)
Achilles
b)
Ajax
c)
Hector
d)
Paris
29.
Which city-state is located near the RED triangle?
a)
Athens
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
30.
Which city-state is located near the PURPLE circle?
a)
Athens
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
31.
Which city-state is located near the BLUE square?
a)
Athens
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
32.
Which city-state is located near the YELLOW diamond?
a)
Athens
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
33.
Which king expanded the Macedonian Empire, and spread Greek culture throughout the world?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
King Leonidas
c)
Pericles
d)
Socrates
34.
Which famous philosopher taught Alexander the Great?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)
Herodotus
35.
Which Greek philosopher created the "Socratic Method"?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Herodotus
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