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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Use this image to answer the question. What was the purpose of this building?
Plays were performed there.
The government ruled from there.
The Olympic Games were held there.
Religious ceremonies were conducted there.
What is the difference between Greek comedy and Greek tragedy?
Only one of these has a happy ending.
Only one of these has music and singing.
Only one of these was performed in Athens.
Only one of these discusses gods and myths.
Use the image to answer the question. Poseidon was the god of ____________.
love
the sun
the sea
thunder
What did the ancient Greeks call themselves?
Hellenes
Grecians
Acropolis
Corinthians
Use the image to answer the question. Which Greek philosopher is the subject of this painting?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Euripides
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A body of water
A river that flows through land
An area of land that has water on two sides
The ancient Greeks were polytheistic. What does this mean?
They believed in many gods
They believed in three gods
They believed in many gods and goddesses
They believed in one goddess
Athens was known for:
They were harsh warriors
Invention of the plow
Invention of paper
Their beautiful architecture and buildings
The Parthenon was a magnificent temple to honor?
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Hera
The Greeks were excellent shipbuilders. Why?
They were surrounded by water on three sides
There were many mountains so traveling by land was difficult
They were on an island
Both A and B
Alexander the Great was the King of Macedonia. During his time as king, he conquered many lands including all of the following except?
Egypt
Persia
United States
Greece
At what age did boys begin their training in Sparta?
10 years old
13 years old
9 years old
7 years old
The Greek people shared a similar culture but each city-state was different. How were the city-states different?
Each city-state had its own government and laws.
Each city-state spoke its own language
Each city-state had its own president
Each city-state had its own religion
The Greek people shared a similar culture but each city-state was different. How were the Greek people alike?
All of them spoke Greek
All of them worshipped the same gods
All of them ate the same foods
All of the above
What were a woman's responsibilities in ancient Greece?
Women did the cooking, baking, cleaning, and caring for the children.
Women did the planting and harvesting of crops.
Women did the shopping in the central marketplace.
Women went to the town hall to discuss politics.
Which of the following statement(s) about Sparta is true?
They believed in education most of all.
When boys turned 18 years old, they were trained to become soldiers.
They were great warriors who trained all their lives for war.
Both girls and boys learned how to read and write at school.
Which of the following statement(s) about Athens is true?
Life was focused on culture, knowledge, and the arts.
Beautiful temples, statues, and buildings were built in this city-state.
Athens had a democracy where citizens choose their leaders.
All of the above.
Use the map to answer the question. 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.
Use the map to answer the question. Most of ancient Greece's territory was located _______________
on islands
south of Crete
along coastlines
in the Black Sea
In which type of government in ancient Greece was power shared by a large number of male citizens?
democracy
aristocracy
oligarchy
tyranny
Which city-state operated as a military unit?
Athens
Sparta
Minoa
Crete
a chain of islands (24)
airport
archeology
archipelago,
hawaii
a narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses
island
isthmus
archipelago
archaeology
n. an area settled by people who come from elsewhere (27)
colony
island
civilization
tribe
n. a city-state of ancient Greece
Police
n. a type of government in which one person holds all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way
Tyranny
n. the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually passed down through family; government by such a class
n. a government where all power is held by a small group of wealthy or powerful people
aristocracy
n. a form of government in which people choose their leaders
n. a group of people who listen to information presented in court and make decisions about whether or not someone is guilty
n. a foreigner living in an ancient Greek city
n. the study of ways of thinking and making reasonable arguments
n. an enslaved person in Sparta
In which type of government in ancient Greece was power shared by a large number of male citizens?
democracy
aristocracy
oligarchy
tyranny
Which city-state operated as a military unit?
Athens
Sparta
Minoa
Crete
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A body of water
A river that flows through land
An area of land that has water on two sides
The ancient Greeks were polytheistic. What does this mean?
They believed in many gods
They believed in three gods
They believed in many gods and goddesses
They believed in one goddess
Athens was known for:
They were harsh warriors
Invention of the plow
Invention of paper
Their beautiful architecture and buildings
a fortress on a high hill
city state
metropolis
acropolis
oligarchy
City-State:
a city and its surrounding countryside with its own government, laws, and customs
a unique, independent marketplace
a large, metropolitan city that is central to political and cultural life
An area of classical monuments that includes the Parthenon
metropolis:
a big city with lots of buildings
a fortress on a high hill
an ancient Greek marketplace
a kind of government ruled by a king or queen
Ichor
a style of Greek architecture
One of the most famous city-states
Fluid Greeks believed made their gods immortal
One of the ancient Greek philosophers who wrote a book called Ex Libris Liberta
