Ancient Greece for 3rd Grade

Greece is located near what body of water?

• Huang He River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Athens River

Modeled after the games of ancient Greece, every four years countries around the world participate in the

• Marathon

• Chariot Games

• Olympics

• Parthenon

What are the four contributions made by the ancient Greeks?

• 1,2,3,5

• 2,3,4,6

• 1,2,5,6

• 3,4,5,6

What has inspired the design of many American buildings today?

• Greek art

• Greek sports

• Greek architecture

• Greek mythology

In which ways did ancient Greeks adapt to their environment?

• Trade, shipbuilding, writing, and storytelling

• Farming, sewing, silk production, and writing

• Farming, fishing, trade, and shipbuilding

• Fishing, trade, pyramid building, and art

Which is the famous Greek building that sits high atop the Acropolis?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Government in the United States is based on the ancient Greek idea of a

• king over the nation

• president who makes all the laws

• government by the people

• colony of the appointed

Ancient Greek men voted on their own rules and laws. This form of government is called

• monarchy

• republic

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

What continent is Greece in?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

A piece of land that projects out into a body of water and is surrounded by water on three sides is called

• a peninsula

• an island

• a column

• the coastline