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What led to the foundation of city-states?
flat land
glaciers
desert
mountainous land
2
Describe Greece's terrain:
flat; delta
mountainous; peninsula
mountainous; delta
mountainous; island
3
What continent is Greece on?
North America
Europe
Africa
South America
4
What type of government is it when a ruler takes over by force/fear and has absolute power?
Tyranny
Monarchy
Democracy
Aristocracy
5
Which of the following is a famous Greek historian?
Hector
Pericles
Homer
Herodotus
6
In which city-state were the people known for their physical fitness and military training?
Athens
Corinth
Olympia
Sparta
7
What was necessary to vote in ancient Athens?
to be a woman
to be rich
to be an Athenian adult male citizen
to be a slave
8
A tight wall of shields with rows of spears, used by Greek soldiers is called a:
polis
phalanx
hoplite
trireme
9
In which city-state did the people appreciate education, music, philosophy and art?
Olympia
Sparta
Corinth
Athens
10
What is the name of the blind poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Aristotle
Socrates
Homer
Simpson
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What are helots?
Spartan military leaders
Term for the two kings of Sparta
Merchants from ancient Sparta
Enslaved people in ancient Sparta
12
This city-state led the Delian League:
Corinth
Athens
Olympia
Sparta
13
Stories that helped the Greeks understand the goddesses and gods and the world around them are known as:
myths
The Bible
prophecy
Lyric poetry
14
What is a democracy?
government led by a small group of people
rule by a cruel and unjust person
government led by a religious leader
government where people elect a fair leader
15
What civilizations did the Greek civilization develop from?
Mycenaeans and Egyptians
Minoans and Egyptians
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Minoans and Hellenes
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Who conquered ancient Greece?
Alexander the Great
Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
Philip II
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Which of the following were jobs done by the Ancient Greeks?
All of the above
Fisherman
Farmer
Merchant
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The public market and meeting place in each city-state was known as the?
Town square
Acropolis
Pantheon
Agora
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A major reason for the Spartan victory over Athens was:
The plague broke out in Athens
Athens had a bad navy
The Spartans used catapults
Athens was weakened from the Persian Wars
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The Athenians destroyed the Persian navy in the battle of:
Marathon
Gettysburg
Salamis
Thermopylae
21
Name the 3 most famous Greek philosophers:
Euclid, Sophocles, Herodotus
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Odysseus, Homer, Paris
Leonidas, Alexander, Philip II
22
What region the the Greek city-states flourish in?
Mediterranean Region
African Region
Asian Region
Middle East Region
23
Two things that Greek city-states had in common were religion and:
clothing
language
military training
dances
24
What type of government first developed in Greece?
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Aristocracy
25
This city-state led the Peloponnesian League:
Corinth
Sparta
Olympia
Athens
26
Alexander the Great was responsible for spreading ___________ culture into Egypt, Persia and part of India.
Hellenistic
Mycenaean
Roman
Minoan
27
In ancient Greece, what were wealthy landowners called?
Patricians
Tyrants
Monarchs
Aristocrats
28
People who thought using reason and logic and believed the the power of the human mind to explain life were known as?
Oracles
Philosophers
Priests
Helots
29
Persian War: Who was involved? Who won?
Greece vs. Egypt; Greece won
Greece vs. Macedonia; Macedonia won
Greece vs. Persia; Greece won
Greece vs. Persia; Persia won
30
What is a polis?
Greek king
Greek mountain
Greek city-state
Greek mountain
31
At what age were boys in Sparta required to join the military?
20
12
18
7
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In ancient times, what items did Greece export?
Wine
Pottery
Olive oil
All of the above
33
Which sea surrounds Greece?
All of the above
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
34
Which best describes the religion of the Ancient Greeks?
Monotheistic
Pharonic
Not religious
Polytheistic
35
In Athens, a vast majority of people had a voice in the government.
True
False
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What type of government is it when kings/queens rule?
Tyranny
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
37
True or False: People in Ancient Greece called themselves Greeks.
True
False
38
What is an oligarchy?
government ruled by a religious leader
government in which a small group has control
government ruled by an elected, fair leader
government ruled by a tyrant
39
What two city-states had a bitter war that led to the decline of Ancient Greece?
Delphi and Corinth
Sparta and Delphi
Athens and Corinth
Athens and Sparta
40
The first Olympic Games were performed to honor which God?
Apollo
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
41
Ancient Athens had a ________ democracy.
indirect
direct
representative
federal
42
Greeks believe that a complete person needed to develop their:
love & relationships
compassion & cruelty
sword & spear skills
mind & body
43
What is a democracy?
Government ruled by a king/queen
Government ruled by a tyrant
Government ruled by rich landowners
Government ruled by the people
44
The cry of "Nike" (victory) was brought from a messenger at the battle of:
Gettysburg
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
45
What is a peninsula?
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
mountain surrounded by water
land surrounded by mountains
land surrounded by water on two sides
46
The war between Athens and Sparta was known as the:
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Delian War
Greek War
47
What does the word tyranny mean today?
government where people elect a fair leader
government led by a religious leader
government led by a small group of people
rule by a cruel and unjust person
48
Which term best describes the geography in Ancient Greece?
peninsula
plains
desert
arctic
49
Who went to Troy with Paris, Indirectly starting the Trojan War?
Persephone
Theseus
Helen
Aphrodite
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After Philip II died, who became king and ruled over Greece, Egypt and Persia?
Apollo
Alexander
Aristotle
Socrates
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What empire attempted to invade Greece unsuccessfully?
Roman Empire
Egyptian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire