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Quiz about Ancient Greece
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1
Who was the wife and sister of Zeus?
Artemis
Athena
Hera
Leto
2
Which order of columns had plants on it?
Doric
Corinthian
Ionic
3
Alexander's empire stretched from Greece to ______________.
<div>America</div>
India
<div>Rome</div>
4
Who is the goddess of love?
Zeus
Hades
Aphrodite
Cronos
5
Who was the student of Socrates?
Plato
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
Herdoutus
6
Who wrote some of Greece's greatest tradgedies?
Aristophanes
Homer
Euripides
Sophocles
7
Competition for control of the Greek world led to what?
Persian Wars
<div>Civil War</div>
Spartan War
Peloponnesian War
8
The economic shift of Greece was when they used money instead of _____________.
nothing
barter
credit
9
In which two battles were the Persians defeated?
Trojan and Marathon
Marathon and Olympiades.
Salamis and Marathon.
Peleponesian war and Trojan war.
10
Who was the father of Alexander the Great?
Philip II
Pythagoras
Plato
Minos
11
In which geographical direction did Alexander the Great conquer?
North
South
East
West
12
Who is the goddess of wisdom and war?
Apollo
Athena
Pan
Hera
13
Which of the following statements is wrong?
Alexander the Great conquered Mesopotamia
Alexander the great conquered Egypt
Alexander the great conquered Persia
Alexander the great conquered Germany
14
Which city-state is considered the birthplace of direct democracy?
Mycenea
Sparta
Athens
Troy
15
What concept did the Greeks use their mythology to explain?
government
supernatural events
love
16
Where did Greeks believe the Gods lived??
Mount Olympus
Olympia
Mount Otiris
Partheon
17
What building is an example of rebuilding after the Persian Wars?
Temple at Delphi
Coloseum
Parthenon
Forum
18
Which country was extremely militaristic?
Athens
Troy
Mycenae
Sparta
19
What league did Athens form after the Persian Wars?
Persian League
Democratic League
Delian League
Peloponnesian League
20
Greece eased the need for resources when their was a shortage of arable land by ______.
war
colonization
moving
purchasing land
21
The partheon has what type of columns?
Corinthian columns
Ionic columns
Doric columns
22
As a result of the Athenian victories at Marathon and Salamis, Greece gained control of the...
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
23
Who was a great Philosopher??
Pythagoras
Plato
Herodotus
24
Who was the supreme god?
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Hera
25
What did Homer write?
Odyssey
Oedipus Rex
Antigone
Andron
26
Complete the following order: monarchy to ___________ to tyranny to democracy
aristocracy
oligarchy
27
Solon and Draco were...
kings
democrats
tyrants
senators
28
Who was a great mathematician?
Alexander the great
Erodotus
Plato
Pythagoras
29
Which term would best describe the Greek religion?
polytheistic
monotheistic
30
Athens united with which city-state in the Persian Wars?
Sparta
Philipi
Mycenea
Troy
31
Which is the culture that mixes Greek and Oriental cultures?
Classical
Minoan
Hellenistic
Archaic
32
The Olympic games were in honour to...
Athena
Zeus
Olympia
Poseidon
33
This form of government is based upon rule by a small group of people...
Tyranny
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
34
The Parthenon is a temple to who?
Athena
Hera
Apollo
Aphrodite
35
What were the main economic activities in Greece?
Agriculture, Trade and Crafts
Fishing, Trade, going to the market and making things
Crafts, arts, literature and philosophy
Conqueering and exploiting inew lands
36
When did the Hellenistic culture appear?
When Alexander the Great was born
When Alexander the Great died
When Cleopatra died
When Alexander the great conquered Egypt
37
Women were not allowed to participate in government.
False
True
38
This god remains the same in Greek and Roman mythology?
Athenes
No one
Apollo
Dyonysus
39
What caused Hellenistic culture to spread from Greece to Asia Minor?
earthquakes
the Silk Road
the gods
sea trade