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Greek quiz, sixth grade, 2014-2015
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Who was Pericles?
Perisan king during Persian war.
King of Sparta
Leader of Athens during the Golden Age.
King Phillip's son.
2
Which polis is known for being “smart”?
Athens
Megara
Corinth
Sparta
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A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on ______ sides.
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2
1
4
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Someone who illegally took control of the government and ruled alone
monarch
oligarchy
agora
tyrant
5
Which of the following where the main reason the Greeks held the Olympic games?
to spy on their enemies
to spread Greek culture
to establish colonies
to honor the god Zeus
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a serious play with an unhappy ending
comedy
myth
scribe
tragedy
7
The most dominant feature of inland Greece was...
fertile land
rivers
mountains
lakes
8
What fate is worse than death to a Greek?
losing a battle
losing a race
having a king
being banished
9
Who ruled Macedonia before Alexander the Great?
his brother, Ed
his father, Phillip
his mother, Olympia
his grandfather, Achilles
10
Alexander the Great conqured the Persian Empire. What was a lasting result of his conquests?
the spread of Greek language and culture
the decline of Eygptian science
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the rise of Roman architecture
11
An epic (story) by Homer about a man going home to his wife and son.
The Penelope
The Odyssey
The Journey
The Myth
12
A law making group
democracy
majority rule
assembly
oligarchy
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a walled fort built on a hill
harbor
store
agora
acropolis
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Who were a father and son who ruled Persia?
Plato and Aristotle
Darius and Xerxes
Alexander and Phillip
Athens and Sparta
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How did Alexander the Great's power end?
His men ran away.
He lost a war.
He died of old age.
He died suddenly from illness.
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Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
philosophers
Kings of Athens
doctors
Toy makers
17
Greece is on the continent of...
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
18
The Greek city-states spread Greek culture around the Mediterranean Sea by...
building roads for armies
conquering Rome
using the Nile River
establishing colonies
19
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
peninsula
bridge
island
isthmus
20
Which of the following best completes the web?
lessons in math and philosophy
absolute rule by emperors
buildings called pyramids
belief in only one god
21
Another name for a Greek city-state is________________
assembly
democracy
parthenon
polis
22
A _________________ is a traditional tale connected to religious beliefs and rituals.
fable
fairy tale
myth
fiction
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Why was the parthenon built?
To look pretty.
For democratic assemblies.
It was a king's palace.
to honor the goddess Athena.
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During which war did the battle of Thermopylae and Marathon take place?
Greek
Persian
Peloponnesian
Trojan
