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It's All Greek to Me!
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A 6th grade World History Quiz on Ancient Greece
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1
Ancient Greeks went to special places called_________ to ask the gods questions
agoras
temples
oracles
kingdoms
2
Who were the first group of people to live in ancient Greece?
the Minoans
the Athenians
the Spartans
the Cretans
3
The class of people who held all the power and made all the rules in Greek city-states were
slaves
helots
citizens
outsiders
4
Who was forbidden to attend the first Olympic games under penalty of death?
citizens
Spartans
women
slaves
5
Why was the Aegean Sea the most important body of water to the Ancient Greeks?
Was the largest body of water that bordered Greece
Provided fish for food and safer and less windy for sailors
Was wide open without a lot of small islands to block ships
Was the only body of water that surrounded Greece
6
What famous Greek is called the "father of medicine" for his physician's code of conduct?
Aesop
Hippocrates
Pythagoras
Euclid
7
The famous Greek plays held in outdoor amphitheaters were either comedies or
tragedies
soap operas
myths
fables
8
Famous Greek scientist and mathematician who said he could move Earth if he had a long lever
Archimedes
Socrates
Aristotle
Pericles
9
Which of the following was
not
a cause of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?
jealousy
high taxes
border disputes (over territory)
rivalry between city-states
10
In what city-state did democracy begin?
Sparta
Athens
Corinth
Marathon
11
Styles of Greek architecture and building design can still be seen today in its three types of
columns
gardens
porches
windows
12
The type of government found in ancient Athens where all male citizens voted on every law
direct democracy
monarchy
republic
representative democracy
13
Which goddess stopped all things from growing on the Earth when her daughter was kidnapped?
Demeter
Persephone
Athena
Aphrodite
14
This man ruled Athens for 30 years during the "Golden Age" when Athens was at its greatest.
Socrates
Archimedes
Aristotle
Pericles
15
The great Greek philosopher who became a teacher to Alexander the Great
Pericles
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
16
How did the philosopher, Socrates, die?
He died of malaria.
Zeus got angry with him and struck him with a lightning bolt
He died of old age.
He was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock.
17
Which of the following was a contribution of ancient Greece to future civilizations?
great skill in building roads
the first alphabet
trial by jury
invention of the wheel and axle