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This! is! Greece!
This! is! Greece!
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Thse are review questions from Chapter 7 and 8 of A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich
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1
The Epic Poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, were said to be written by which Greek poet.
Akhenaton
Theseus
Homer
Schliemann
2
What happened at Plataea in 479 BCE?
The Athenian army was destroyed by Sparta.
Xerxes was slain in single combat by Themistocles.
The Persian Army was defeated by the combined Greek army.
The first spelling bee in history.
3
Miltiades was...
The messenger who died after running 26 miles.
The Greek leader who won the Battle of Marathon.
The Persian commander who fought the Spartan 300.
A sea nymph, and mother of Achilles
4
The Greeks were notable because they were quick to embrace new ways of doing things.
True
False
5
Greece was a part of the Persian Empire.
True
False
6
Miltiades and Themistecles lived happily as heroes of Athens for the rest of their lives.
True
False
7
The Greek tribes invaded the land now known as Greece around the year 1200 BCE. From which direction did they come?
South
East
West
North
8
Which of the following were not a Greek tribal group?
Ionians
Dorians
Phoenicians
Aeolians
9
After the war, Athens saw a tremendous growth in which cultural areas?
Plays and Poetry
All of the them
Architecture and Sculpture
Ideas and Philosophy
10
Which people conquered Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Asia Minor around 500 BCE
Assyrians
Greeks
Persians
Egyptians
11
The Persians won the Battle of Marathon.
False
True
12
The greeks were a unified people, with one king.
True
False
13
What happened to the first attack sent by Darius to conquer Athens?
They switched sides.
His ships were destroyed in a storm.
His men were killed when a bridge collapsed
His soldiers were defeated at Thermopylae.
14
Where was the Labyrinth located?
Mycenae
Troy
Crete
Athens
15
Which of the following did the Greeks get or learn from the Phoenicians?
Olive Trees
Sailing Ships
Silver Mines
Alphabet
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Athens and Sparta were allies against the Persians.
False
True
