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EWH - Ancient Greece
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1
The kind of artwork that the EARLY Greeks were known for are called...
Sculptures
Frescos
Ceramic
Mosaic
2
What were the Minoans most known for?
Strong trading civilization
Strong military
Religious influence
Organized government
3
Which Greek city-state was known for it's strongest military?
Corinth
Athens
Sparta
Argos
4
The theme of Sophocles' Oedipus the King is:
a man who killed his father and married his mother
a man being turned into a bird
two sons fighting for their father's inheritance
a horse who rules a polis
5
What body of water did all Greek city-states use?
Nile River
Aegean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Euphrates River
6
Missing from Greek plays were...
scenery and sets
pyrotechnics
Women's issues as themes
a chorus to narrorate
7
Which city-state was considered to be a major trading center, because of it's location and access to the sea?
Athens
Argos
Corinth
Megara
8
The top of the city, known for having temples and structures larger than the rest of the city-state is known as the:
Necropolis
Argopolis
Acropolis
Centopolis
9
Troy, an important city in early Greek history, was located in what is now Turkey, part of what region?
Crete
Egypt
Asia Minor
Italy
10
What were drachmas used for in Greek mythology
Money to be used in the afterlife like Egyptian kings
Payment to grant access to Mt. Olympus
Paying the boatman to ferry to the underworld
Paying for weapons in the afterlife
11
Socrates, in his conversations with his students, was always seeking what?
Adventures
Wisdom
Friendship
Truth
12
The Greek play Oedipus and Orestes are tragedies
True
False
13
Who is considered to be the 'Father of the Gods' in Greek mythology
Poseidon
Ares
Zeus
Hades
14
According to most historians, what caused the decline of the Minoans?
Starvation
Natural Disaster
Mycenean invaders
Egyptian invasion
15
What is a drachma?
A study of philosophy
unit of measurement
Gold or Silver coins
a soldier/military member
16
According to Greek myth, all dead souls were taken to the underworld by Hermes
True
False
17
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the 'Age of Pericles' in Athens?
To conquor the other city-states
to strengthen democracy
to glorify athens
to build a commercial empire
18
What defensive military strategy proved successful for the Athenians and Spartans?
Phalanx
Acropolis
Chiton
Heliopolis
19
Who was NOT a student of of Socrates?
Pythagoras
Plato
Aristotle
20
The most famous oracle to which all of Greece looked to for advice, dwelled in...
Pylos
Athens
Troy
Delphi
21
Who was known as the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?
Artemis
Demeter
Hera
Athena
22
Where did most of the Greeks have to spend their waking hours doing?
Outdoors
Inside libraries
at the Olympics
around the house doing chores
23
Ancient Greece had interactions with the Egyptians
False
True
24
Which of the following was not considered a 'school of philosophy' for Greeks of the ancient time period?
Biology
Logic
Axiology
Metaphysics
25
What was the name to Homer's epic poem?
Frogs
The Odyssey
Medea
Oedipus
26
People who lived in Troy were called...
Trainers
Trojans
Troyian
Athenians
27
What polis is known as the 'School of Greece'?
Argos
Athens
Megara
Corinth
28
Which geographic feature does not reside in Greece?
Steppe
Archepeligo
Isthmus
Volcano
29
What was the capital of the Minoan empire
Kronos
Knossos
Tartarus
Megara
30
What was NOT a style of Greek column construction?
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
Iconic
31
How would Greece best be described?
A collection of city-states that had connections through trade and culture
Era where city-states rise and fall, each having their own time period
A number of city-states that formed alliances to defeat each other
32
Which style of government was Athens known for? (and was considered the first by many!)
Colony
Dictatorship
Republic
Democracy
33
What was NOT a subject that a Greek boy might study in school?
Weaving
Wrestling
Music
Poetry
34
What was the name given to the Spartan military code?
Code of Larynx
Code of Greece
Code of Lycurgus
Edict of Elysium
35
Who was not considered to be a Greek philosopher?
Plato
Euripedes
Aristotle
Socrates
36
Which was NOT considered to be one of the FIRST Greek gods?
Ares
Hades
Zeus
Poseidon
