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Ancient Greece Vocab Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the expert shipbuilders that settled on the island of Crete?

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Minoans

c)

Spartans

d)

Athenians

2.

Which group was the first to establish colonies and build fortresses throughout Greece?

a)

Minoans

b)

Spartans

c)

Mycenaeans

d)

Athenians

3.

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

a)

Acropolis

b)

Polis

c)

Agora

d)

Metropolis

4.

What is an Acropolis?

a)

A marketplace

b)

A high hill with a fortress

c)

A type of government

d)

A Greek philosopher

5.

Where was democracy first created?

a)

Sparta

b)

Corinth

c)

Athens

d)

Thebes

6.

What type of government shares power with a small group of people?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

7.

What is an Aristocracy?

a)

Rule by the wealthy

b)

Rule by the people

c)

Rule by a king

d)

Rule by force

8.

What type of government uses force to rule?

a)

Democracy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Aristocracy

9.

Who is considered a citizen in ancient Greece?

a)

Someone who owns land

b)

Someone who can vote

c)

Someone who has the right to participate in government

d)

Someone who is wealthy

10.

What is Direct Democracy?

a)

A form of government where citizens elect representatives

b)

A form of government where citizens directly participate

c)

A form of government ruled by a king

d)

A form of government ruled by the wealthy

11.

What is Representative Democracy?

a)

Citizens choose government officials to represent them

b)

Citizens directly vote on laws

c)

A king represents the people

d)

The wealthy represent the citizens

12.

Who was Pericles?

a)

A Spartan king

b)

A leader who promoted democracy in Ancient Greece

c)

A philosopher who taught Plato

d)

A general in the Peloponnesian War

13.

What was the Peloponnesian War?

a)

A war between Athens and Persia

b)

A war between Athens and Sparta

c)

A war between Greece and Rome

d)

A war between Sparta and Macedonia

14.

What are myths?

a)

Stories about historical events

b)

Stories about gods and goddesses

c)

Stories about famous battles

d)

Stories about philosophers

15.

What is the origin of the Olympics?

a)

A festival for Athena

b)

A competition in honor of Zeus

c)

A celebration of Greek philosophers

d)

A tribute to the Spartan warriors