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Zeus's brother. Cold and calculating ruler of the Underworld.
Poseidon
Hades
Hercules
Apollo
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Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls.
True
False
3
Which item would be evidence that the Greeks strongly influenced our language?
Many English words/expressions come from Greek mythology
English letters are the same as Greek letters
English was spoken in ancient Greece
English words are spelled with Greek letters
4
What island or landmass is the light blue circle identifying?
Crete
Peloponnesus
Rhodes
Asia Minor
5
An "age" or "era" in a civilization marked by great achievements
democracy
dark
oligarchy
classical
6
How was democracy in Athens different from our own government?
People debated issues.
Officials collected and counted the votes.
Voters used broken pieces of pottery to cast ballots.
Citizens voted on issues.
7
What island or landmass is the orange circle identifying?
Asia Minor
Peloponnesus
Crete
Rhodes
8
A leader who uses force to hold power
king
tyrant
aristocrat
citizen
9
Athens' FIRST attempt at "democracy" is best described as...
all citizens could speak in the agora
citizens served on committees
all citizens having equal power in the assembly
aristocrats having more power that other citizens
10
The Minoans and the _____ helped shape later Greek cultures.
Spartans
Draconians
Mycenaeans
Trojans
11
The ____ tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.
Iliad
Aeneid
Antigone
Odyssey
12
People who have the right to participate in government
tyrants
citizens
demigods
aristocrats
13
What island or landmass is the dark green circle identifying?
Rhodes
Crete
Asia Minor
Peloponnesus
14
What body of water is the brown circle identifying?
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
15
A high hill that often had a fortress on its top
acropolis
agora
polis
oligarchy
16
A famous poet and of the earliest Greek writers
Aesop
Homer
Pericles
Odysseus
17
Why did many Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
to see where Hercules battled the Hydra
to worship Zeus
to see the birthplace of Aphrodite
to ask the god Apollo questions
18
Which of the following did NOT begin as a Greek colony?
Istanbul, Turkey
Alexandria, Egypt
Naples, Italy
Marseille, France
19
What island or landmass is the purple star identifying?
Peloponnesus
Rhodes
Crete
Asia Minor
20
Which Athenian leader would NOT have approved of the U.S.'s version of democracy:
Pericles
Cleisthenes
Draco
Solon
21
The Mycenaeans were different from the Minoans because...
The Minoans were not fishermen
The Mycenaeans did not speak Greek
The Minoans lived on an isolated island
The Mycenaeans were not traders
22
Apollo was the god of the ____.
hunt
sun
stars
moon
23
Zeus's brother and second most powerful god; ruler of the seas and oceans
Hades
Poseidon
Apollo
Hephaestus
24
Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live
fables
lyric poems
haikus
epic poems
25
Hera is the king of the gods.
False
True
26
Messenger of the gods; son of Zeus
Dionysus
Hermes
Apollo
Hebe
27
Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea.
False
True
28
A body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works
epic poems
Homeric Epics
The Odyssey
mythology
29
Supreme ruler of the gods; cloud-gatherer, lord of the sky, used giant thunderbolts
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
Apollo
30
Zeus's wife and sister who was the protector of marriage; known for her feisty temper.
Aphrodite
Demeter
Hera
Hestia
31
The ancient Greeks believed that their ____ caused events like thunder and earthquakes.
river flooding
ancestors
agriculture
gods
32
Rich landowners
tyrant
farmer
aristocrat
citizen
33
Greeks became excellent shipbuilders because of what contributing factor?
The gods and goddesses of Olympus were sea-faring gods
Fish were overpopulating the Mediterranean Sea
The geography of the region made traveling by land difficult
Too many trees on the mainland prohibited farming
34
Daughter of Zeus only; "thought" into being by her father; goddess of wisdom and battle
Aphrodite
Persephone
Athene/Athena
Hestia
35
The ____ Sea lies directly to the EAST of the Greek mainland.
Arctic
Atlantic
Aegean
Arabian
36
Brilliant elected leader who led Athenian government from about 460-429BCE
Pericles
Homer
Aesop
Odysseus
37
A
representative democracy
is defined as...
citizens create laws that are judged by the aristocracy
only women and men who own land can vote
citizens elect officials to make the laws
all citizens create and vote on every law
38
Which of the following did NOT take place in the
agora
?
refuge from invading armies
political meetings
religious gatherings
buying and selling of goods
39
What body of water is the pink circle identifying?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
40
Most beautiful of the gods; born of the sea; married to Hephaestus
Hebe
Artemis
Athene/Athena
Aphrodite
41
The god of war; hated by all and cruelest of the gods
Hades
Ares
Hercules
Hephaestus
42
The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper.
True
False
43
What city or city-state is the lime green star identifying?
Mycenae
Troy
Sparta
Knossos
44
What city or city-state is the gray star identifying?
Sparta
Knossos
Mycenae
Troy
45
It was natural for Greeks to produce ____ because they always enjoyed telling myths & stories.
great works of literature
fancy dress shoes
classical architecture
giant trading ships
46
What body of water is the dark blue circle identifying?
Ionian Sea
Black Sea
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
47
A poem set to music is called a...
limerick
epic poem
haiku
lyric poem
48
A Greek made famous for his telling of fables.
Pericles
Odysseus
Aesop
Homer
49
What body of water is the red circle identifying?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Black Sea
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Sister of Zeus; goddess of the hearth and home; no real stories about her
Hera
Hestia
Aphrodite
Athene/Athena
