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Ancient Greece Formative Review Quizizz 2024

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

a)

Archipelago

b)

Island

c)

Peninsula

2.

What is a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside?

a)

colony

b)

town

c)

city-state

d)

city

3.

What continent is Greece on?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

4.

The three seas that surround Greece:

a)

Adriatic, Mediterranean, Ionian Sea

b)

Mediterranean, Ionian, Aegean Sea

c)

Mediterranean, Ionian, Black Sea

d)

Aegean, Black, Adriatic Sea

5.

This term is also known as a city-state in Ancient Greece

a)

Polis

b)

Poli

c)

Pole

d)

Poland

6.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors, and traders.

b)

Trade was very important.

c)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

d)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel.

7.

Ancient Greece was a

a)

peninsula with many islands

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

city found in the Arctic Circle

d)

desert region

8.

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

a)

They promoted road building.

b)

They made farmers stop speaking.

c)

They isolated the city-states

d)

They led people to write letters.

9.

How did living by the sea influence/impact Greek life?

a)

They became great explorers and shipbuilders

b)

They became good traders

c)

They became great sailors, shipbuilders, traders, and explorers

d)

They became great sailors and traders

10.

the condition of being alone

a)

isolation

b)

polytheism

c)

slavery

d)

metic

11.

"High city" in Greek refers to the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings and defenses were located.

a)

acropolis

b)

polis

c)

city-state

d)

isolation

12.

independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

a)

city-state

b)

polis

c)

acropolis

d)

peninsula

13.

A legal member of a country or city-state.

a)

citizen

b)

politics

c)

submission

d)

slaves

14.

Match the following

a)

aristocracy

1.

hereditary class of rulers

b)

oligarchy

2.

small group of people rule

c)

tyranny

3.

One strong ruler

d)

democracy

4.

rule by the people

15.

Match the correct definition to the word

a)

Direct Democracy

1.

Citizen take part directly in government

b)

Representative Democracy

2.

people elect people for government

c)

Authority

3.

the power to make decisions and rules

16.

Label Athens and Sparta

17.

Which Greek city-state was known for its strong military culture and society?

a)

Athens

b)

Corinth

c)

Sparta

d)

Delphi

18.

Which city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Mycenae

19.

Communities in ancient Greece were separated by

a)

rivers and deserts

b)

rugged mountains and valleys

c)

rivers and forests

d)

deserts and mountains

20.

Which city-state was known for its focus on education, art, and philosophy?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Thebes

21.
How did living by the sea influence Greek life? 
a)
They became good fishers
b)
They became good traders
c)
They became good fishers and traders
d)
They never learned how to fish 
22.
Why did the Greeks develop into city-states that often fought? 
a)
They shared the same trade routes
b)
They were isolated by mountains & water
c)
They had their own gods
d)
They did not speak the same language 
23.
How did living in an area with a lot of mountains impact Greek life? 
a)
They could farm a lot
b)
They were taken over by pirates a lot
c)
They could NOT farm a lot
d)
They became great climbers
24.
What is the southern island of Greece called? 
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Crete 
d)
Troy 
25.

Had a Democracy for its government

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

26.

Had an Oligarchy for its government

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

27.

Had a very powerful navy

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

28.

Started military training at age 7

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

29.

Women had more rights.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

30.

Loved the arts.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

31.

Women had fewer rights.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

32.

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

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

33.

Which city-state was an oligarchy (where a small group of wealthy people ruled)?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

34.

Where is Athens located on the map of Greece?

a)

Northwest near Macedonia

b)

Southeast Greece on the Mainland near the Aegean Sea

c)

Northern Greece

35.

Where is Sparta located?

a)

Southwestern Greece on the Mediterranean coast

b)

Western part of Asia Minor

c)

Near the island of Crete

36.

What type of government did Athens have?

a)

Totalitarian Monarchy

b)

A Republic

c)

A Democracy

37.

A "soldier city-state" refers to:

a)

Athens

b)

Macedonia

c)

Sparta

38.

At what age did Sparta kids begin Army training

a)

Age 7

b)

Age 18

c)

Age 3

39.

From previous lessons on Greece, on what island did the Minoans live?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Crete

c)

Sicily

d)

Sardinia

40.

True or False: In Athens, women could vote.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How long did the Spartan men have to stay in the army?

a)

Until the age of 22

b)

Until the age of 30

c)

Until the age of 50

d)

until the age of 35