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WorksheetsAncient Greek Civilization Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
Polis
Agora
Acropolis
Parthenon
What did the ancient Greeks call themselves as people?
Romans
Hellenes
Spartans
Athenians
What are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet in order?
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon
Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, and Epsilon
Alpha, Gamma, Beta, Delta, and Epsilon
Alpha, Delta, Beta, Gamma, and Epsilon
What was the most frequently worn item of clothing in ancient Greece?
Toga
Tunic
Chiton
Peplos
Which polis had a near-perfect location that ensured its success as a great seaport and commercial center?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Delphi
Which polis had a thriving textile industry, colonized all over the eastern Mediterranean, and founded Byzantium at the entrance to the Black Sea?
Megara
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Which polis was where democracy flourished and sculptors, mathematicians, philosophers, playwrights, and common citizens lived in freedom and participated in state decisions?
Sparta
Corinth
Athens
Argos
Which polis had a poor climate and location, but became renowned for its musicians, poets, sculptors, and open-air theaters?
Argos
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Which city-state had a military tradition of great bravery and human physical endurance, but to attain its goals harshly trained its boys in "boot camps" from the age of seven?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Thebes
What does polytheistic mean?
Believing in one god
Believing in many gods
Believing in no gods
Believing in spirits
What does monotheistic mean?
Believing in many gods
Believing in one god
Believing in spirits
Believing in nature
What do we call an ancient Greek priestess who claimed to see the future?
A prophet
A seer
An oracle
A mystic
Recite one of the two famous sayings that all Greeks tried to live by.
"Know thyself" or "Nothing to excess"
Live and let live
To each their own
Seize the day
Where did the 12 major Greek gods and goddesses live?
Mount Everest
Mount Olympus
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Who was the ruling god on Mt. Olympus?
Apollo
Hades
Zeus
Poseidon
What did "arete" mean in ancient Greece?
Personal excellence
Wealth
Power
Wisdom
Which seas surround Greece?
Mediterranen
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
Match the following terms with their definitions
A chain of islands
Archipelago
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
Isthmus
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
