WorksheetsContent Section — Worksheet Questions (Grade 6)
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which colony-like communities made up ancient Greece?
Independent city-states called poleis (singular: polis)
Large provinces ruled by governors
Nomadic tribal confederations
A unified kingdom under one monarch
What does “classical” mean?
Belonging to ancient Greece or Rome
Medieval European in style
Modern and contemporary
From prehistoric times
What U.S. institution was inspired by the Parthenon?
The Supreme Court Building
The White House
The Pentagon
The Statue of Liberty
From Rome, what type of government did the U.S. emulate?
A republic with a Senate
An absolute monarchy
A direct democracy with no representatives
A theocracy led by priests
From Greece, what political ideas did the U.S. not borrow?
Democracy
Majority rule
Trial by jury
Divine right of kings
Who designed the Roman calendar that our calendar is based on?
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Constantine
Nero
What do a.m. and p.m. stand for in Latin?
Anno mundi and post mundi
Ante manus and post manus
Ante meridiem and post meridiem
Ante mensis and post mensis
What did the Greeks call non-Greek speakers and why?
“Barbarians,” because their speech sounded like “bar-bar.”
“Hellenes,” because they worshiped Zeus.
“Metics,” because they lived in the city.
“Satraps,” because they served the king.
Define “city-state.”
A city and its surrounding territory that forms an independent state
A rural province controlled by a distant city
A loose alliance of villages with no central city
A district within a large nation
Name the chief Greek god.
Zeus
Apollo
Hermes
Poseidon
What was the Olympic Games originally?
A shared Greek religious/athletic festival
A Roman military competition
A medieval knightly tournament
A modern international peace conference
Define tyranny in Greek terms.
One man seizes power illegally and rules as a dictator
Rule by elected representatives with term limits
Government by wealthy families
Rule by priests based on religion
Define aristocracy.
Rule by a single military general
Rule by the entire adult population
Rule by the noble (upper-class) families
Rule by merchants and craftsmen
Define oligarchy.
Rule by a small group of powerful/wealthy men
Rule by one popularly elected leader
Rule by slaves and servants
Rule by farmers chosen by lot
In ancient Athens, what was democracy?
Rule by all residents including slaves
Rule by male citizens who debated and voted
Rule by kings advised by nobles
Rule by wealthy landowners only
Which body passed laws in ancient Athens?
The Senate
The Assembly
The Areopagus
The Council of Ten
What was the Boule in Athens, and how large was it?
A court of 50 judges chosen by election
A 500‑member council chosen by lot
A citizen army of 1,000 hoplites
A council of 300 elders serving for life
In ancient Athens, what did it mean to ostracize someone?
Fine a citizen for one year
Imprison a citizen without trial
Banish a citizen for ten years by shard vote
Strip a citizen of property but allow residence
Why were Athenian juries sometimes as large as 501 members?
To finish trials faster
To reduce bribery and corruption
To include representatives from every deme
To ensure military veterans served
Who qualified as an Athenian citizen?
Any free resident over 18
Free males over 18 with two Athenian parents
All landowners regardless of origin
Any man who completed military training, including slaves freed
Who were metics in Athens?
Rural farmers with limited rights
Foreign residents such as artisans and merchants without citizenship
Enslaved workers in households
Elected magistrates in the city
What was a symposium in ancient Athens?
A courtroom session for trials
A military assembly for strategy
A banquet for conversation, music, and shared ideas
A religious procession honoring Athena
How did Pericles expand Athenian democracy?
By allowing women to vote
By paying citizens for public service such as juries and offices
By abolishing the Assembly
By creating property requirements for office
What defensive structure linked Athens to its port at Piraeus?
The Wooden Wall
The Long Walls
The Northern Rampart
The Sea Gate
Which alliance did Athens lead after the Persian Wars?
The Peloponnesian League
The Delian League
The Hellenic Congress
The Ionian Confederacy
Which list shows the three classical Greek column orders?
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Tuscan, Composite, Doric
Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan
Doric, Doric II, Ionic
Who sculpted the Parthenon’s carvings and the great statue of Athena?
Praxiteles
Polykleitos
Pheidias
Myron
Where did Athenians watch plays, and about how many people could attend?
Odeon of Agrippa; about 5,000
Theater of Dionysus; about 15,000
Amphitheater of Piraeus; about 25,000
Stoa Poikile; about 1,000
What were the two main types of Greek drama?
Satire and epic
Comedy and romance
Tragedy and comedy
Myth and lyric
Which pair correctly matches a tragic playwright with a comic playwright?
Aeschylus and Menander
Sophocles and Aristophanes
Euripides and Sappho
Homer and Sophocles
Who is called the “father of history”?
Homer
Herodotus
Plato
Aristotle
Who wrote on the Peloponnesian War?
Thucydides
Xenophon
Sophocles
Plutarch
Who is the “father of medicine,” and what oath bears his name?
Galen and the Medical Pledge
Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Oath
Aristotle and the Ethical Oath
Asclepius and the Healer’s Vow
What did early philosopher Thales think was the origin of all things?
Air
Earth
Fire
Water
What did Heraclitus emphasize about reality?
Perfect unchanging forms
Constant change
Mathematical order only
Divine intervention
What teaching method is Socrates known for?
Lecturing with notes
Memorization drills
The Socratic method of probing questions
Reading aloud from epics
How did Socrates die?
Killed in battle at Marathon
Died of old age in exile
He drank hemlock after being condemned by an Athenian jury
Executed by stoning
What military society was Sparta, and what formation did it perfect?
A naval power; the trireme line
A warrior society; the phalanx
A trading hub; the caravan
A siege army; the trebuchet
How many kings did Sparta have, and why?
One; for unity
Two; to check each other’s power
Three; to lead each army division
Four; representing each tribe
Who were the helots?
Foreign merchants in Sparta
A free artisan guild
An enslaved agricultural class controlled by Spartans
Spartan cavalry officers
What charactarized Ionic columns?
Ionic columns are chubby, smooth, and have flat tops.
Which city-state had the strongest navy?
Sparta
Athens
Corinth
Thebes
Who was Philip II’s son who conquered the Persian Empire?
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Ptolemy I
Seleucus I
Which Persian king did Alexander defeat?
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes I
Darius III
Artaxerxes I
What legend did Alexander “solve” with a sword stroke?
The Labors of Hercules
The Trojan Horse
The Gordian knot
Pandora’s box
About how old was Alexander when he died, and where?
About 25; in Athens
About 33; in Babylon
About 40; in Sparta
About 50; in Alexandria
What period followed Alexander’s conquests and spread Greek culture widely?
Classical Period
Hellenistic Period
Greek Dark Ages
Roman Republic Era
Who tried to conquer Greece?
Egyptian Pharaohs
The Persian Empire under Darius I and Xerxes
The Carthaginian Empire
The Roman Senate
What did the Persian messengers ask the Greeks to send as tokens of submission?
Gold and silver
Earth and water
Ships and sailors
Hostages and tribute
What caused Athens and Sparta to stop fighting each other?
A great earthquake
The Persian threat forced them to unite
The Olympic truce became permanent
A new king in Sparta sought peace
When did the war against Persia begin (first invasion of Greece)?
776 BCE
490 BCE
431 BCE
338 BCE
What was one of the most famous battles of the Persian Wars?
Marathon
Chaeronea
Thermopylae
Actium
Who ran from Marathon to Athens with news of victory?
Pheidippides
Pericles
Herodotus
Leonidas
Where did the Persians finally give up after losing a sea battle?
Salamis
Syracuse
Troy
Delphi
What famous building did the Athenians construct after the Persian Wars?
The Colosseum
The Parthenon
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Temple of Karnak
What kind of carved artwork decorated the Parthenon?
Friezes
Mosaics
Stained-glass windows
Tapestries
What new war broke out between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
The Punic Wars
The Trojan War
The Greco-Bactrian War
How did Athens defend itself instead of fighting face to face?
Charged across open plains
Hid in mountain caves
Stayed behind the Long Walls and used its navy
Moved the city to an island
What disaster struck Athens during the war?
A plague
A volcanic eruption
A famine caused by drought
An earthquake and tsunami
Who was the Athenian leader that died during the plague?
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Themistocles
Who betrayed Athens to the Spartans?
Alcibiades
Miltiades
Xerxes
Draco
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta won and Athens declined
Athens captured Sparta and grew stronger
Persia conquered all of Greece
Both sides formed a lasting union
What did years of fighting leave Greece unable to do?
Remain united against outside powers
Build any temples
Speak the same language
Continue the Olympic Games
