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WorksheetsUnit 3 Topic 2: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Most of ancient Greece’s territory was located __________.
along coastlines
south of Crete
in the mountains
in the Black Sea
Read the source.
How did Greece’s geography affect the development of Greek culture? Select the two correct answers.
Mountains and islands made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other.
Plateaus and open plains made travel easy, which encouraged sharing among Greek cultures.
Earthquakes and flooding made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other.
Abundant rivers and flat coastlines made travel easy, which encouraged sharing among Greek cultures.
Mountainous land made it difficult for outsiders to attack cities as they developed their individual cultures.
In which type of government in ancient Greece was power shared by a large number of male citizens?
democracy
aristocracy
oligarchy
tyranny
How did education in Sparta differ from education in Athens?
Sparta focused on arts and sciences; Athens focused on physical education.
Sparta focused on citizenship; Athens focused on managing the household.
Sparta focused on military training; Athens focused on producing well-rounded citizens.
Sparta focused on logic, math, and science; Athens focused on reading, writing, and the arts.
Which city-state operated as a military unit?
Athens
Sparta
Minoa
Crete
How did Athens become involved in the Persian Wars?
It defended another Greek city-state against Persian forces.
It allied with the Persians against Spartan forces.
It attacked and captured Persian colonies.
It was attacked by the Persians.
What was a cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta wanted revenge for the destruction caused by the Persian Wars.
Athens thought Sparta’s military power had become too strong.
Sparta wanted to unite all of Greece under a single emperor.
Athens tried to spread democracy to other city-states.
How did Sparta ultimately win the Peloponnesian War?
It cut off the enemy’s food supplies.
It burned Athens to the ground.
It doubled the size of its army.
It trapped the enemy’s ships.
Who was Pericles talking to in the source?
the gods
Persians
Spartans
Athenians
Which Greek philosopher is the subject of the painting?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Euripides
What were key characteristics of the ancient Olympic Games? Select the three correct answers.
It was an athletic competition.
It was a festival honoring Zeus.
It was an exhibition of Greek arts.
It was a time for a truce of peace.
It was a gathering of kings.
How far east did Alexander the Great’s empire extend?
to India
to Syria
to Egypt
to Arabia
What is the main idea of Plato’s Republic?
What makes a good life
Life should be about avoiding pain
Questions are the key to self-knowledge
How to organize a just society
When does Aristotle think it is important to have friends?
at the beginning of one’s life
at every stage of one’s life
in the middle of one’s life
at the end of one’s life
A government system where only a few wealthy people hold power.
Ephor
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Which physical characteristics encouraged Greece to create individual city-states?
Mountains and seas
Rivers and valleys
Seas and plateaus
Peninsulas and islands
A 12-year old Athenian girl would most likely get her education
in another city
in a day school
from a priestess
from her mother
At age 7, boys in Athens started…
School
Military Training
To join in the Assembly to debate
Were taken away from their family
What large peninsula at the southern tip of Greece was home to Sparta?
Peloponnese
Macedonia
Balkin
Crete
Which jobs did ancient Greeks have considering most of Greece is along coastlines?
farming, fishing, trade, and shipbuilding
farming, sewing, silk production, and writing
fishing, trade, pyramid building, and art
trade, shipbuilding, writing, and storytelling
Ancient Greek men voted on their own rules and laws. This form of government is called -
monarchy
oligarchy
representative democracy
direct democracy
Greece is part of which continent?
Africa
Asia
South America
Europe
What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?
arches
stone walls
mosaics
columns
What is a city-state?
a city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government
a peninsula in southwestern Asia; today most of this area is the country of Turkey
a type of government in which one person seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship
