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Ancient Greece 3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greece is surrounded by 3 sides of water therefore it is considered a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Peninsula
Island
Mountain
Plateau
2.

A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

3.

Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Plutocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Aristocracy

4.

Spartan society was dominated by the ​ (a)   . Healthy boys were trained from an early age to be ​ (b)   For Spartan soldiers— ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   were more important than one’s own safety.

Soldiers between the ages of 20 and 30 lived in army barracks and only occasionally visited their families. Spartan men stayed in the army until they turned​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
military
soldiers.
courage
strength
60.
Navy
Pacifists
weakness
fear
75
5.

In addition to physical training, the Athenians valued ​ (a)   , clear thinking, and the ​ (b)   . Unlike Spartan men, Athenian men didn’t have to devote their whole lives to the army. All men in Athens joined the army, but for only ​ (c)   years. They helped defend the city between the ages of ​ (d)   and​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
education
arts
two
18
20.
war
armor
ten
7
60
6.

Athenian leader; he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height. To encourage more citizens to participate in government, he paid those who served in public offices or on juries. His name was?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Pericles

c)

Socrates

d)

Herodotus

7.

A government in which only one person has power is called a Oligarchy

a)

True

b)

False

8.

This ancient Greek leader held power through the use of force. He was known as a _________?

a)

Dictator

b)

Communist

c)

Tyrant

d)

Noble

9.

Greece is surrounded by 3 sides of water. On the east is the ​ (a)   On the west is the ​ (b)   and in the South is the ​ ​ ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
IonianSea
Nile Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
10.

A person who legally resides in a place and usually has some rights and privileges

a)

citizen

b)

Foreigner

c)

Helot

d)

Monarch

11.

This man created a democracy where only male property owners born in Athens could participate in the assembly.

a)

Solon

b)

Cleisthenes

c)

Pericles

12.

Women had more rights.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

13.

Women had fewer rights.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

14.

In which city-state were boys (when they finished school) expected to take an active role in government?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

15.

Their economy was based on trade.

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

16.
The most important thing to Spartans was learning to read and write.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

Started military training at age 7

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta