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Ancient Greeks Quiz
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Ancient Greece up to Athens and Sparta
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1
What was the role of the 2 kings of Sparta?
Kings
Generals
Politicians
Approving proposals
2
Which government today was influenced by Athenian democracy?
The United States
North Korea
Brazil
China
3
Who were the
Hellenes
?
Slaves who worked the land.
Foot Soilders
Youth in Sparta
The name of the Ancient Greeks
4
Greece is a peninsula. What is a peninsula?
land with water on 3 sides
land with water on both sides
land next to a lake
another word for island
5
Who took control of Greece when King Phillip of Macedonia died?
Constantine
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Aristotle
6
How long was the Trojan War?
5 years
1 year
10 years
8 years
7
What is an agora?
a city
Open space for assemblies and markets
a temple
a book
8
Who lead Athens to build the acropolis?
Aristotle
Thomonius
Pericles
Leonidas
9
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Pericles
Sparta
Plato
Homer
10
What is Knossos?
Name of the Minotaur
A palace
A city in Greece
Minoan word for queen
11
Name the sporting event that brought high levels of competition and peace?
Spelling Bee
Super Bowl
Olympic Games
Swimming Meet
12
What is an acropolis?
Where the gods live
Government building
High city
temple
13
Who lived on the Island of Crete?
Minoans
Spartans
Greeks
Mycenaeans
14
Where were ancient Greek plays performed?
amphitheater
Knossos
Parthenon
agora
15
What art form with speeches, acting and masks did the Greeks create?
Curling
Wrestling
Pentathlon
Drama
16
A person who asks questions about the world around them Is a_____________?
Bureaucrat
Philosopher
Physician
Politician
17
What does
polis
mean?
Politician
Person
Temple
City
18
As Greeks started ______________ in Italy, France, and Spain, they spread their culture
wars
colonies
peninsulas
agoras
19
Who is in the Parthenon?
Hercules
Zeus
Athena
Aphrodite
20
What did
not
happen during the Dark Ages of Greece?
trade flourished
the alphabet was lost
art declined
people became poor
21
What was the name of the Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great?
Zither
Thames
Aristotle
Socrates
22
Where is the (possibly legendary) city of Troy?
Peloponnese
Greece
North Africa
Modern day Turkey
23
What is an oligarchy?
an assembly
Rule by many
Elections
Rule by a few
24
What food did the Mycenaeans
not
cultivate?
Wine
Beef
Grapes
Olives
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What is democracy?
King or queen
Rule by a few
Rule of many
Rule by the people
