Greece Review 2024

Question 1

The Battle of Thermopylae was won by

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 2

In Ancient Greece Homer was...

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A famous poet

Question 3

Philip of Macedonia

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Alexander the Great's father

Question 4

The Parthenon lies above the city of Athens. It's a temple dedicated to which god?

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Athene

Question 5

What made the Dark Ages of Greece "Dark"?

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There was no civilization- reading or writing.

Question 6

During its "Golden Age", Athens' leader was named...

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Pericles

Question 7

What happened to Spartans babies too weak to become a strong Spartan warrior?

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left outside to die

Question 8

The Greeks invented Tragedy and Comedy.

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True

Question 9

Where is Macedonia on the Map?

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2

Question 10

Library places: Library of Alexandria

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Egypt

Question 11

The Library of Alexandria...

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All of the above are true statements of the Library.

Question 12

Peloponnesian War: Who was involved? Who won?

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Sparta vs. Athens; Sparta won

Question 13

The battle in which 300 Spartans (& several hundred other Greeks) faced the Persian army.

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Thermopylae

Question 14

Bull leaping!

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Minoans

Question 15

During the Dark Ages, Greece experienced a period of political and cultural revival.

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False

Question 16

Where did the Minoans primarily live?

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Island of Crete

Question 17

Where is the Aegean Sea?

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E

Question 18

What observation did Alexander make about the horse, Bucephalus?

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He was scared of his shadow

Question 19

Who won the battle of Marathon?

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Greeks

Question 20

Who won the battle of Marathon?

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Athens

Question 21

The Battle of Salamis was fought on

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sea

Question 22

This Persian leader attacked Greece by land (Thermopylae) and by sea (Salamis)...

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Xerxes

Question 23

What do the Battle of Marathon, Battle of Salamis, and Battle of Thermopylae have in common?

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They were all won using clever strategy.

Question 24

Which is the Mediterannean Sea?

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E

Question 25

The Dorians did not have writing. Instead they told stories and their greatest storyteller was:

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Homer

Question 26

Athens or Sparta: Location represented by the #1 on the map

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Athens

Question 27

What was probably the real cause of the Trojan War?

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Disagreements over trade routes

Question 28

Invaders that plunged Greece into the Dark Ages.

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Dorians

Question 29

Which letter on the map represents Sparta?

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A

Question 30

The general who lead the Spartans at Thermopylae was

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Leonidas

Question 31

What did the Spartans do when they were worried their slaves might rebel?

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kill a lot of them

Question 32

What is the name of the land mass directly across the Aegean Sea (east) of Greece?

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Asia Minor

Question 33

Which historical figure rode a horse called Bucephalus?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 34

Battle of Marathon

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Between the Greeks and Persians

Question 35

Which of the following was the most important skill for ancient Spartans?

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fighting

Question 36

The Spartans were able to defeat the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war with the aid of

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Persians

Question 37

How was the Trireme given it's name?

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It had 3 lines of rowers down the length of the ship.

Question 38

Crete

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A

Question 39

Philip of Macedonia:

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All of the above

Question 40

Peloponnesian War was

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A war between Athens and Sparta

Question 41

During its Golden Age, Athens...

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was the center of Greek culture

Question 42

How did the Greeks trick the Persians at Salamis?

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Leading them into a narrow channel

Question 43

Why does King Xerxes look so upset watching the Battle of Salamis?

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All of the above

Question 44

What was the name of the capital city of the Minoans?

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Knossos

Question 45

Columns - Ionic, Doric & Corinthian

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Greek architecture seen on many government buildings

Question 46

Plato's Allegory of the Cave...

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Tells us we need to make an effort to discover reality

Question 47

On this map, the Ionian Sea is numbered....

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4

Question 48

When the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans, they adopted much of the Minoan culture.

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True

Question 49

The Dark Age brought by the Dorians, brought...

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a time period of no writing, trade, progress

Question 50

Ionic Column?

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False

Question 51

Allegory of the Cave

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Plato

Question 52

Mt. Olympus is ....

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the mythical home of Greek Gods and Goddesses.

Question 53

Ionic column

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thinner column, sat on a base, had scrolls on top

Question 54

Where did Tragedy and Comedy originate?

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Greece

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