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Ancient Greece Vocabulary & Geography Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Government system run by the people, in which citizens make the laws

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Tyranny

d)

Oligarchy

2.

Land surrounded by water on three sides

a)

Island

b)

Atoll

c)

Peninsula

d)

Gulf

3.

Government run by a few people usually members of rich powerful families.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Helots

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

4.

Story about a person, god, or goddess that explains natural or historic events.

a)

Fable

b)

Myth

c)

Epic

d)

Philosophy

5.

Government headed by a king or queen

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

6.

Land surrounded on three sides by water.

a)
peninsula
b)
polis
c)

island

7.

A city that rules themselves is a

a)

myth

b)

city-state

c)

constitution

8.

Lands that are controlled by another country or nation

a)

colony

b)

myth

c)

island

9.

A person who lives in a city and has certain rights

a)

citizen

b)

culture

c)

tyrant

10.

A person who lives in a city and has certain rights

a)

citizen

b)

culture

c)

tyrant

11.

Which of these is the BIGGEST sea that borders Greece?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Ionian Sea

c)

Adriatic Sea

12.

Which of the following is a way the geography of Greece shaped how the Ancient Greeks lived?

a)

They had one large united kingdom.

b)

They were able to travel and communicate easily.

c)

They never fished or traveled by sea.

d)

They had small city-states that ran themselves.

13.

What word most closely matches Sparta?

a)

military

b)

equality

c)

democracy

d)

empire

14.

What word most closely matches Athens?

a)

military

b)

equality

c)

democracy

d)

empire

15.

Select two of the most famous city-states of Greece.

a)

Athens

b)

Argos

c)

Thebes

d)

Melos

e)

Sparta

16.

Which city-state was the birthplace of democracy?

a)

Sparta

b)

Thebes

c)

Athens

17.

How was the geography of Greece?

a)

There were large rivers and lots of farmland.

b)

There were a lot of mountains, and it was surrounded by the sea.

c)

It was mostly desert.

18.

Why was Alexander considered to be "great"?

a)

He was very rich.

b)

He had conquered all of the Mediterranean region by age 32.

c)

He was a handsome man, and all of Greece knew of him because of this.

19.

The Delian League was an alliance between many Greek city-states, created in response to Greece being invaded by Persia. What was the name of this war?

a)

The Peloponnesian War

b)

The Persian Wars

c)

The Greek Wars

d)

The Greco-Roman War

20.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
21.
A great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens 
22.
A Greek Philosopher that taught people use a question and answer way of thinking.
a)
Socrates 
b)
Aristotle 
23.
A Government by the people
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy 
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny 
24.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
25.
A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.
a)
Oligarchy 
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
26.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
27.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
28.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
29.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
30.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
31.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
32.

What did the ancient Greeks build to honor their gods?

a)

Temples like the Parthenon

b)

Oracles

c)

Pyramids and obelisks

d)

None of these

33.

What was the purpose of the ancient Olympics?

a)

It was a festival for the Gods

b)

To find out who the strongest person in Greece was

c)

To make money

d)

All of these

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