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Greece, Part 1
Greece, Part 1
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A Quiz covering the history of ancient to the beginnings of classical Greece.
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What do we mean when we say that Greece had a "dark age" for 400 years after the Minoans and Mycenaeans?
The Sun got darker.
The land got darker.
We don't have good sources, because civilization had collapsed.
The people got more violent and cruel.
2
Which is NOT true of Herodotus?
He especially valued detail and accuracy.
He traveled and spoke to people in different cultures.
He was the first to write history as we think of it.
He recorded entertaining stories, whether or not they were true.
3
Greek philosophy was mostly concerned with the material world.
False
True
4
Which is NOT true of Thucydides?
He lived around the same time as Herodotus.
He wrote about his own time and place.
He valued accuracy, detail, and impartiality.
He is known to have written down exact quotations of speeches.
5
Which is NOT true of modern Olympics?
They have a religious purpose.
They are held every four years.
They're international.
There are summer and winter games.
6
Greek philosophy did not worry about souls, good and evil, or spiritual things, because religion dealt with those.
False
True
7
The Greeks did not have a major river or very fertile land to help with agriculture.
False
True
8
Later Christians, Muslims, and Jews continued to use ideas from Greek philosophy long after ancient Greece.
True
False
9
Which is NOT true of classical Greek art?
Statues often depict idealized human bodies.
Pottery usually has orange and black hues.
Statues tend to be detailed and realistic.
Pottery only has abstract designs, not whole scenes.
10
Greece borders the Mediterranean Sea.
False
True
11
Which is NOT true of the Minoans?
Bulls were important to their culture.
They couldn't sail far from their island, so they didn't trade much.
They're named after King Minos in the legend of the Minotaur.
Historians think a volcano was involved in their collapse.
12
Which was the first civilization to develop in Greece, and where?
the Athenians; Crete
the Minoans; Crete
the Ionians; the mainland
the Mycenaeans; the mainland
13
Which is true of the Greek landscape?
It is mountainous and stony.
The major river is the Olympus River.
It is flat and fertile.
it is bordered by a large desert to the north.
14
Which is NOT true of the ancient Olympics?
They were held in honor of Zeus.
There were summer and winter games.
Athletes competed naked.
Only men were competitors or spectators.
15
Which is true of Greece?
It borders an ocean.
It is landlocked.
It is an island.
The mainland is a peninsula.
16
Civilization took longer to develop in mainland Greece because the land is not very fertile.
False
True
17
Why do we call the period after about 500 BC in Greece "classical"?
It's actually named after a person.
We judge their ideas, art, and literature to have lasting value.
Their culture was the same as ours.
They were more enlightened than other people in most ways.
18
The Mycenaeans were united under a single ruler by 1400 BC.
False
True
19
Which is NOT true of both modern and ancient Olympics?
Winners become famous and respected.
Competing states are supposed to maintain peace during the games.
People from many different cultures participate.
They are held every four years.
20
Which is NOT an effect of the landscape and geography on Greek culture?
Greek city-states were not united.
Greeks sailed extensively for trade and colonization.
Mycenaeans buried their dead with treasure.
Poseidon, god of the sea, was very respected and feared.
21
Greek philosophers used a scientific method, like modern scientists.
False
True
22
What are the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Epic poems set around the Trojan War
Administrative records from Athens
Scriptures of Greek religion
Histories written by Herodotus
23
Like other ancient civilizations, the ancient Greeks were polytheistic.
False
True
24
Greeks believed the universe was fundamentally ordered and structured, which is how human minds could understand it.
False
True
25
The Minoans and Mycenaeans both collapsed around 1100 BC as part of the Late Bronze Age Collapse.
False
True
26
Where is Greece?
Western Asia
Northern Europe
Southeastern Europe
Northeastern Africa
27
Historians think the Trojan War might have been based on a real war fought by the Mycenaeans.
False
True
28
Later Christians, Muslims, and Jews thought Greek philosophy fit their religion much better than polytheism.
False
True
29
Which was NOT part of the Greeks' food supply?
grapevines and olive trees on mountainous, stony land
grain, grown in the few fertile areas
rice
sheep, goats, and fish
30
One of the most important ideas from Greek philosophy is that the human mind can understand truths using reason.
False
True
31
Which is NOT something we can learn about Greek culture from the Odyssey?
intelligence, cleverness, and trickery can be valuable
the danger of offending a god
the development of democracy
the importance of the sea
32
Mycenaean civilization took longer to develop, only starting around 1600 BC.
False
True
