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1
Which order of classical Greek architecture has scroll-like capitals?
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
Composite
2
Cleisthenes overthrew the aristocracy and established a government in which people rule themselves. What is this?
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
3
This sea provided resources and travel for the ancient Greeks and still does for many nations in the region to this day.
The Oman Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
The Red Sea
4
These were a series of wars in the 5th century BCE between the Spartans and Athenians that lasted roughly ten years.
The Punic Wars
The Persian Wars
The Trojan Wars
The Peloponnesian Wars
5
This civilization did not speak Greek but they helped shape future Greek civilizations.
Minoans
Spartans
Athenians
Mycenaeans
6
Under this leader of Athens, people of all social classes participated in government and were even paid to work in gov.
Solon
Cleisthenes
Peisistratus
Pericles
7
A city-state was usually built around a strong fortress on top of a high hill called an
Agora
Dromos
Hoplite
Acropolis
8
In Greek city-states, there were town centres that served as the marketplace. What is this marketplace called?
Phalanx
Agora
Acropolis
Kore
9
The Greek word for city-state is
Dromos
Helot
Polis
Phalanx
10
The labyrinth underneath the Palace of Knossos was a
Tunnel
Maze
Burial tomb
House
11
The Minoan civilization lived in
Knossos
Sparta
Mycenae
Athens
12
.) Sparta, Athens, and Mycenae were all located on the land of
Peloponnesus
Asia Minor
Crete
Balkan Peninsula
13
The king of the Mycenaeans was
Cleisthenes
Agamemnon
Minos
Pericles
14
This Greek philosopher was Socrates' student. He attended and recorded his lectures in the streets and at the gymnasium.
Plato
Sophocles
Pythagoras
Aristotle
15
In the 6th century BC, the ancient Greeks created a new form of entertainment that involves performing acting, singing.
Athletic training
Theater
Poetry
Filmmaking
16
A few aristocrats (rich landowners) rule and control the government. What form of government is this?
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
17
The Greeks fell into a period in which there was a lack of trade, the Greeks did not keep records of much, etc.
The Tough Times
The Sad Greek Ages
The Dark Ages
The Copper Age
18
Which great Athenian temple is this?
The Propylaea
The Palace of Knossos
The Temple of Athena Nike
The Parthenon
19
To explain things and the world around them, the ancient Greeks created these bodies of stories about gods and heroes.
Laws
Mythology
Music
Astrology
20
This ancient Greek poet is most famous for his epics such as the
Iliad
and
the Odyssey
.
Homer
Herodotus
Euripedes
Thucydides
21
This was one of the largest empires of the east that invaded Greece. Its civilization began where modern day Iran is.
The Ottoman Turks
The Macedonians
The Egyptians
The Persians
22
These people were the slaves of Sparta and considered the lowest on the Spartan social structure.
Helots
Spartiates
Ephors
Perioikoi
23
This city-state was very different from Athens and they had a strict military society.
Sparta
Thebes
Corinth
Troy
24
Tin and copper were both used to make weapons and tools. Eventually, the ancient Greeks would combine the two and make
Gold
Bronze
Diamond
Iron
25
According to Greek mythology, Zeus was
The god of the sea
The king of the gods
The goddess of victory
The goddess of love