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WorksheetsYear 7 History: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the definition of a polis?
A type of ancient Greek temple
A city-state in ancient Greece
A large marketplace
A form of government led by a king
What is the definition of democracy?
A system where a king or queen has absolute power
A system where the wealthy rule
A system of government where citizens vote on decisions
A system where a single person rules
Who were the helots?
a) Free citizens of Athens
b) Foreign traders in Greece
c) Enslaved people in Sparta
d) Warriors from the city of Thebes
What is a primary source?
A document or object created after the event being studied
A fictional account of ancient events
A first-hand account or object from the time period being studied
A modern textbook
What is a secondary source?
A source created by someone who directly witnessed the event
A source created after the time period being studied, interpreting primary sources
An artefact found during an archaeological dig
A myth or legend
What is the definition of significance?
a) The process of writing down history
The importance of an event, person, or object in history
The method of analysing historical documents
The study of ancient artifacts
What is an artefact?
A natural feature of the landscape
A man-made object from the past
A historical document
A mythical creature
What does corroborate mean?
To argue against a statement
To ignore evidence in a historical argument
To compare two conflicting stories
To confirm or support a piece of evidence with other evidence
What are the two most significant polis in ancient Greece?
Athens and Thebe
Corinth and Delphi
Athens and Sparta
Sparta and Argos
What is the difference between beliefs and values?
Beliefs are laws of the land; values are things people want
Beliefs are facts based on science; values are myths from ancient times
Beliefs are opinions; values are facts
Beliefs are personal ideas about what is true; values are principles that guide behavior
Who were the Periokoi?
Spartan slaves who worked the land
Foreign merchants living in Athens
Free but non-citizen inhabitants of Sparta, responsible for trade and military service
A class of warriors from Corinth
Who were the Metics?
Enslaved people in Athens
Non-citizen foreigners allowed to live in Sparta
A class of wealthy landowners in Sparta
Free people from other Greek city-states who lived and worked in Athens but could not vote
