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ANCIENT GREECE REVIEW

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How was Athenian democracy different from American democracy?
a)
Citizens were not allowed to serve on juries
b)
People were not allowed to vote for leaders
c)
Women could not participate in public life
d)
People were not allowed to criticize the government
2.
One of the most powerful Greek City-States and birthplace of Democracy.
a)
Athens 
b)
Sparta 
c)
Thebes 
d)
Corinth 
3.
Which of the following are citizens in Ancient Athens? 
a)
Women 
b)
Slaves 
c)
Foreigners 
d)
Free Men 
4.

American form of government

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Tyranny

5.
Macedonian king who conquered most of the known world. 
a)
Plato 
b)
Aristotle 
c)
Socrates 
d)
Alexander the Great 
6.

What is Greece's hilly terrain (land) good for?

a)

lots of farming

b)

communication between city-states

c)

growing grapes and olives

d)

providing water for the crops

7.

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

a)

island

b)

continent

c)

peninsula

d)

city

8.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

b)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

c)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

d)

Trade was very important

9.

Who did the Greeks defeat in a war using a wooden horse?

a)

Trojans

b)

Minoans

c)

Romans

d)

Egyptians

10.

Greece is a

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

continent

d)

Mountain

11.
The city-state where boys, at the age of 7, would start hardy soldier training
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Delphi
d)
Olympia
12.

Which group(s) of people were not allowed to be citizens in Athens? (select all that apply)

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Slaves

d)

Foreigners

13.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
14.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
15.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
16.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
17.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called? 

(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
18.
What is a government where only a few, very wealthy people rule?
a)
Democracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Assembly
19.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
20.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
21.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
22.
An empire started by Cyrus the Great
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
23.
300 Spartan soldiers held the Persian army to a stalemate for three days before the Persians eventually defeated them in what famous battle?
a)
Battle of the Greeks
b)
Battle of Thermopylae
c)
Battle of Little Big Horn
d)
Battle of Pericles
24.
Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?
a)
Pericles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Themistocles
d)
Socrates
25.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
26.
Athenian society DID NOT consider educated women as equal to men. 

For instance, women COULD NOT participate in political activities or own property, and they were always under the care of a male family member.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Athens joined with other city-states to form a defensive league, or protective group, to defend its members against the Persians after the Persian War.  
What was it called?
a)
Delian League
b)
Council of Elders
c)
General Assembly
d)
Greek Alliance
28.
Which other city-state rose up and opposed Athens after Athens became the strongest power in Greece?
a)
Rome
b)
Olympia
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
29.
After the Persian War, Athens and Sparta came into conflict with one another.  Eventually, war broke out between the two city-states.  
What was this war called?
a)
Persian War II
b)
Greek War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
War Between the City-States
30.
After Sparta defeated Athens and gained control of Greece, the Spartans were able to rule the Greek empire for another thousand years.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

A Spartan's name for an enslaved soldier.

a)

Tyrant

b)

Helot

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

32.

What did the Spartans use to control its citizens?

a)

the helots

b)

the military

c)

forced physical punishments

d)

the government

33.

Which statement correctly describes a boys life in Athens and Sparta.

a)

Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military

b)

Athenians studies combat; Spartans played sports

c)

Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home

d)

Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartans never became citizens.

34.

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...

a)

mountains and lakes

b)

seas and mountains

c)

rivers and plains

d)

deserts and forests

35.

Communities in ancient Greece were separated by

a)

rivers and deserts

b)

rugged mountains and valleys

c)

rivers and forests

d)

deserts and mountains

36.

The Greeks developed the modern concept of citizenship.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Greeks used mythology

a)

as a way to explain the practices and beliefs of their people

b)

for fun

c)

to use in plays and performances

d)

as a ritual

38.

What is a fable?

a)

a funny story

b)

a place where horses and sheep are kept

c)

A story meant to teach a lesson

d)

a scary film

39.

Which would be an example of Greek architecture?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Who is the Greek god of the seas?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hermes

41.

What is an agora?

a)

a Greek goddess

b)

a type of instrument

c)

A Greek gathering place

d)

a serpent

42.

Greece is made up of hundreds of islands

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which continent is Greece part of?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

44.

Which continent is Europe?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

45.

Which city-state was the birthplace of democracy?

a)

Sparta

b)

Thebes

c)

Athens

46.

Who rules in a monarchy?

a)

the people

b)

a small group of elites

c)

king or queen

47.

Who rules in an oligarchy?

a)

the people

b)

small group of elite

c)

king or queen

48.

Who rules in a democracy?

a)

the people

b)

small groups of elite

c)

king or queen

49.

Even though Greek city-states had their own government, the people of ancient Greece were united by common _____________________.

a)

food sources

b)

language and gods

c)

laws

50.

How were Athens and Sparta different? Pick 2

a)

Athens was focused on education. Sparta was focused on building a strong army.

b)

Athens was focused on building a strong army, Sparta was focused on education.

c)

They were not different.

d)

Athens was a democracy. Sparta was an oligarchy.

e)

Athens was an oligarchy. Sparta was a democracy.

51.

How were girls treated in Athens?

a)

Girls were able to do anything boys did in Athens.

b)

Girls were uneducated, unless they were from a wealthy family. Girls could not vote.

c)

Girls were allowed to own businesses but not vote.

52.

How were girls treated in Sparta?

a)

Girls were not allowed to fight, but they were trained so they could produce strong children.

b)

Girls had more control of the government.

c)

Girls were educated but not trained in fighting.

53.

Who was the main god in Greece?

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hades

54.

Which Greek philosopher started The Academy and did not believe in democracy?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

55.

Which Greek Philosopher helped prepare Alexander the Great for his future military career?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

56.

Alexander the Great was Greek, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

57.

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.

58.

Which of these is NOT true about the geography of Ancient Greece?

a)

Greece is made up of small islands and peninsulas

b)

Greece had a lot of good farmland

c)

Greece is rocky and mountainous

d)

The mountains and seas isolated Greek city-states

59.

What did the ancient Greeks become very good at building because of their geography?

a)

Castles

b)

Pyramids

c)

Ships

d)

Weapons

60.

What did all of the Greek city-states have in common?

a)

They shared the same language

b)

They all valued education and the arts

c)

The all had the same type of government

d)

All of these

61.

Which Greek city-state became the most powerful and important of them all around 700 B.C.?

a)

Minoa

b)

Troy

c)

Athens

d)

Sparta

62.

Who was allowed to be a citizen in Ancient Athens?

a)

Men and women

b)

All men, but no women

c)

Men that had two parents from Athens

d)

Anyone that lived in Athens

63.

What type of democracy did Athens have?

a)

Representative

b)

Authoritative

c)

Participatory

d)

Direct

64.

The most powerful Gods in Ancient Greece were known as the:

a)

Titans

b)

Olympians

c)

Athenians

d)

Spartans

65.

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

66.

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

67.

What field of study are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle famous for?

a)

Literature

b)

Philosophy

c)

Mathematics

d)

Science

68.

Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey?"

a)

Socrates

b)

Homer

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

69.

Athens, Sparta, or both: Required men to serve in the military

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

70.

Athens, Sparta, or both: Women had few rights.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

71.

Athens, Sparta, or both: Valued education and the arts.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

72.

Athens, Sparta, or both: Boys began their military training at age 7;

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

73.

Athens, Sparta, or both: used helots to do most of the work;

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

74.

Athens, Sparta, or both: Fought against Persia in the Persian Wars.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

75.

Which of these places did Alexander the Great NOT conquer?

a)

Persia

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Indus River Valley

76.

What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?

a)

It was passed on to his son, Phillip II

b)

It was taken over by Sparta

c)

It was divided into 3 Kingdoms

d)

It was returned to the people he conquered

77.

What was so important about Alexander the Great's conquest?

a)

It united the ancient world

b)

It helped spread Christianity

c)

It spread Greek culture throughout the Ancient world

d)

It was not really that important

78.

a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world

a)

Epicureanism

b)

Rhetoric

c)

Fable

d)

Myth

79.

a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine

a)

Hippocratic oath

b)

Stoicism

c)

Socratic method

d)

Oracle

80.

philosophical method of questioning to gain truth

a)

Rhetoric

b)

Socratic method

c)

Epicureanism

d)

Ritual

81.

How did the mountains of the countryside affect ancient Greece?

a)

The climate was very cold

b)

They limited the availability of farmland

c)

Rock slides were common

d)

Early Greeks lived in caves

82.

Part of Greece is a peninsula meaning that…

a)

It has a tropical climate

b)

It is uninhabitable

c)

It is not part of mainland Greece

d)

It is surrounded by water on three sides

83.

Which city is the capital of Greece?

a)

Peloponnesus

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Olympus

84.
Why was the period between 460 and 429 B.C.E. called Athens's "Golden Age?"
a)
Coins and weapons from that era were made from gold
b)
Athens had conquered all of its neighboring city-states during that time, making it very rich
c)
At that time, most Athenians worshiped golden statues of gods and goddesses
d)
Art, science, and philosophy flourished during that time
85.
Which phrase best describes Ancient Athens?
a)
The capital of Greece
b)
A cultural and artistic capital
c)
The birthplace of capitalism
d)
The capital of ancient Europe

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