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Geography of Ancient Greece Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which feature of Greece’s geography explains the ancient Greeks’ need for trade?

a)

The mountainous landscape

b)

The dry summer climate

c)

The location along the coast

d)

The location between Asia and Europe

2.

What aspect of physical geography most influenced the development of independent city-states in Greece?

a)

Sea

b)

Climate

c)

Location between Asia and Europe

d)

Mountains

3.

Leaders of Greek oligarchies mainly came from what group?

a)

Soldiers

b)

Judges

c)

The poor

d)

The aristocracy (high-class)

4.

In a democracy, citizens share in running the government by _______.

a)

Voting

b)

Paying taxes

c)

Serving in the military

d)

Obeying laws

5.

Why is ancient Greek architecture significant (important)?

a)

Showed imperfections of gods and people

b)

Remains amazingly clean today

c)

Styles are still used as models for architects today

d)

It’s not significant

6.

Why did the ancient Greeks worship more than one god?

a)

He or she became bored with one god and moved on

b)

Greeks believed each god offered help in different areas of life

c)

He or she wasn’t sure which god was real

7.

The ancient Olympic Games were originally created to honor which Greek God?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hera

8.

Alexander the Great was an extremely successful…

a)

Warrior

b)

King

c)

Ambassador of Greek culture

d)

All of the above