Socrates Cloze Worksheet

See the 22-character Greek alphabet and read about its ancient history.

A coloring page based on a 2,500-year-old pottery piece from ancient Greece (c. 540 BC).

Read about the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates (470-399 BC), famous for his Socratic method and important in the foundation of Western philosophy.

Fill in the blanks in this short biography of the Greek philosopher Socrates, a central figure in Western thought.

Word bank: 470-399 BC, arrogant, ask questions, Greece, guilty, immortality, knowledge and virtue, Plato, refused, Socratic method, trial, Western philosophy

A sampling of Greek inventors and inventions.

Color Greece according to simple directions, such as, “Draw a red circle around Athens, the capital city of Greece.” Or go to the answers.

Answer questions about the flag of Greece and color it.

Color the flag of Greece.

Print and color the map of Greece.

Take a quiz on the map of Greece. Or go to the answers.

An outline map of Greece to print. Or go to printable activities that require research (using an atlas or other geography reference): a simple map research activity, a medium-level map research activity, or an advanced map research activity.

A book about Greece for fluent readers with pages on the map, flag, language, ancient Greece, the Olympics, and the Greek gods and Mount Olympus.

Print a short book about the Olympics, with pages on the ancient Olympics, the Olympic flame, the Olympic flag, the Summer and Winter Games, Olympic awards, and recent Olympic locations.