Ancient Greece 2024

Question 1

_________________ was known as the "Father of Modern Medicine" and a special oath was made that still is used today.

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates

Question 2

Two famous poems, known as "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad" were created by ______________.

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 3

God of the Underworld

Accepted Answer

Hades

Question 4

What architectural features still appears on buildings today that the Greeks first constructed?

Accepted Answer

columns

Question 5

Which sporting event was first created in Ancient Greece and still exists today?

Accepted Answer

The Olympics

Question 6

Ancient Greek dramas usually involved plays that were either _________________ or ___________________.

Accepted Answer

comedies & tragedies

Question 7

Which of the following was a physical characteristic of ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

mountains

Question 8

The sea labeled G separates Greece and Turkey

Accepted Answer

Aegean

Question 9

God of the Sea

Accepted Answer

Poseidon

Question 10

Messenger of the gods and guide to the underworld

Accepted Answer

Hermes

Question 11

The Persian Wars were fought between Athens and Sparta?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Goddess of wisdom

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 13

This sea labeled F is the largest and most important body of water in the ancient world

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean

Question 14

Goddess of the corn, grain, and harvest

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Question 15

Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and wildlife

Accepted Answer

Artemis

Question 16

Why might farming be difficult in ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

many mountains

Question 17

Goddess of love and beauty

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 18

This island labeled D was an early site of settlement with a great palace at Knossos (B)

Accepted Answer

Crete

Question 19

The role of women in ancient Athens was to manage the home.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The Classical Period of Greece's history that was thought of as a _____________.

Accepted Answer

Golden Age

Question 21

What kind of art were the Ancient Greeks best known for?

Accepted Answer

pottery & sculpture

Question 22

What were the stories about Greek Gods called?

Accepted Answer

Myths

Question 23

Athens is named after which Goddesses

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 24

Athens had a ______ while Sparta had an oligarchy that was ruled by 2 Kings and a _______

Accepted Answer

democracy/council

Question 25

What kind of government did the Ancient Greeks introduce?

Accepted Answer

direct democracy

Question 26

Athens and ______ were the 2 main city states that thrived in Ancient Greece.

Accepted Answer

Sparta

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