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2024 Ancient Greece Test
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1
What were the TWO earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?
Myceneans
Spartans
Thebans
Minoans
2
What Macedonian King created an empire that blended Greek, Persian, and Egyptian cultures?
Alexander
Leonidas
Xerxes
Darius
3
What professional field is the Oath related to?
Medicine
Architecture
Theater
Government
4
Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom and the patron god of Athens?
Hestia
Athena
Persephone
Artemis
5
Who is the king of the gods who defeated his Titan father Kronos?
Zeus
Hades
Olympus
Poseidon
6
Who is given credit for writing the Greek epic poem
The Iliad
about the Trojan War?
Homer
Hippocrates
Leonidas
Socrates
7
Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty?
Artemis
Athena
Hestia
Aphrodite
8
Alexander the Great conquered what mighty empire?
Persian Empire
Qin Empire
Roman Empire
Mauryan Empire
9
The Peloponnesian War was fought betweenwhat TWO sides?
Persia
Greece
Sparta
Athens
10
What geographic features encouraged the Greeks to create small, independent city-states?
rivers
valleys
mountains
deserts
11
In what battle of the Persian Wars did Xerxes
eventually
overcome 300 Spartan warriors led by Leonidas?
Salamis
Plataea
Thermopylae
Marathon
12
Which of these TWO alliances were enemies in the Peloponnesian War?
Delian League
Theban League
Peloponnesian League
Athenian League
13
In ancient Athens, how was it determined who the community leaders would be?
chosen by citizens
success in battle
chosen by the gods
athletic competitions
14
What event was held every four years to honor the gods in ancient Greece?
Oracle of Delphi
Dionysus Festival
Nemean games
Olympic games
15
What is the BEST definition of the word "democracy"?
government by the law
government under a monarch
government by the people
government ruled by a few
16
One significant difference between Athens and Sparta is that Sparta was more focused on
Greek mythology
philosophy
military training
maritime trade
17
Who were the TWO main opponents in the Persian Wars?
Greece
Athens
Sparta
Persia
18
What is Hellenistic culture?
rejection of Greek gods
spread of Greek culture
success of Alexander the Great
blend of Greek and other cultures
19
Why did the ancient Greeks establish colonies throughout the Mediterranean?
to acquire farmland & resources
create an empire
trade with China
to conquer Persia
20
What facts are TRUE about Athens?
had an oligarchy
named after the goddess of wisdom
known for arts & poetry
birthplace of democracy
21
What form of architecture in the United States was borrowed from ancient Greece?
columns
towers
arches
domes
22
What facts about Sparta are TRUE?
focused on military training
women had many rights
created democracy
created Peloponnesian League
23
What are stories about ancient Greek gods and heroes called?
fables
legends
biographies
myths
24
All Greek city-states shared common:
language
religion
government
laws
25
In the battle of Salamis, Athenian triremes defeated the navy of ___?
Turkey
Persia
Sparta
Macedonia
26
Who is the Greek god of war and the patron god of Sparta?
Poseidon
Hades
Ares
Zeus
27
What effect did the Peloponnesian Wars on Greece?
made city-states weak and vulnerable to invasion
peaceful alliance between Greek city-states
created peace with Persia
created Athenian empire
28
What number is closest to the location of Greece on the map below?
3
2
1
4
29
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
Poseidon
Hermes
Ares
Zeus
30
Who won the Persian Wars?
Greece
Persia
Sparta
Ionians
31
What does this map show?
Peloponnesian War battles
empire of Alexander the Great
Persian Empire
location of Greek colonies
32
This type of government is characterized by the rule of a small number of people.
Olligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Monarchy
33
Who were Aristotle, Plato and Socrates?
Greek philosophers
Greek poets
Greek kings
Greek gods
34
What caused the Persian Wars?
assassination of Darius I
conflict over Greek colonies/settlements
35
In ancient Athens, a ___ was someone who had the right to take part in government and serve on a jury.
citizen
women
king
assembly
