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Ancient Greece - Part 1 (2026)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Landform surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

peninsula

b)

gulf

c)

strait

d)

isthmus

2.

Epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan Wars.

a)

The Iliad

b)

The Odyssey

c)

Theseus

and the Minotaur

d)

Olympics

3.

A holy person who the ancient Greeks believed could communicate with the gods.

a)

oracle

b)

colony

c)

minotaur

d)

agora

4.

Ancient Greek word meaning "city-state."

a)

polis

b)

agora

c)

oracle

d)

colony

5.

A large gathering place and market in an ancient Greek city.

a)

agora

b)

acropolis

c)

polis

d)

oracle

6.

Flat steps built into hillside and steep slopes to be used for farming.

a)

terrace

b)

minotaur

c)

peninsula

d)

acropolis

7.

Fortified area at the top of a hill in an ancient Greek city-state.

(In Greek this word meant "high city.")

a)

acropolis

b)

agora

c)

Temple of Zeus

d)

Olympics

8.

Ancient Greek poet and writer.

He wrote the history of the Trojan Wars.

a)

Homer

b)

Pythia

c)

Theseus

d)

Agamemnon

9.

Legendary king of the Mycenae.

He may have led the Greeks to attack Troy.

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Homer

c)

King Minos

d)

Theseus

10.

The most important ancient Greek oracle was found at which city-state?

a)

Delphi

b)

Athens

c)

Knossos

d)

Olympia

11.

Linear A was the written language of which ancient civilization?

(It has not yet been deciphered.)

a)

Minoan

b)

Mycenaean

c)

Trojan

d)

Egyptian

12.

Greek hero who slayed the Minotaur.

a)

Theseus

b)

Homer

c)

Achilles

d)

Agamemnon

13.

Which civilization was located on the island of Crete?

a)

Minoan

b)

Mycenaean

c)

Delphi

d)

Troy

14.

Temple for goddess Athena built on the Acropolis in Athens.

a)

Parthenon

b)

Agora

c)

Olympics

d)

Pythia

15.

The Lion's Gate helped protect the fortified city that was the capital of this civilization.

a)

Mycenaean

b)

Minoan

c)

Akkadian

d)

Mohenjo Daro

16.

This civilization was known for pottery and bull leaping.

a)

Minoan

b)

Mycenaean

c)

Troy

d)

Asia Minor

17.

The name for the oracle at Delphi.

a)

pythia

b)

minotaur

c)

terrace

d)

Olympia

18.

The oracle at Delphi communicated with which Greek god / goddess?

a)

Athena

b)

Apollo

c)

Artemis

d)

Zeus

19.

The ancient Olympics were a religious festival and games meant to honor which Greek god / goddess?

a)

Athena

b)

Apollo

c)

Zeus

d)

Olympia