Duplicate of Ancient Greece

Question 1

The ancient Greeks believed that things like thunder and earthquakes were caused by what?

Accepted Answer

gods

Question 2

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?

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a poem set to music

Question 3

A government in which only a few people have power is called..

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oligarchy

Question 4

What does democracy mean?

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rule of the people

Question 5

Apollo was the god of the...

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sun

Question 6

From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be...

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soldiers

Question 7

Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

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fables

Question 8

What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?

Accepted Answer

it was divided into three kingdoms

Question 9

The form of democracy in which all citizens can participate directly is called...

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direct

Question 10

The many achievements of ancient Greece were important because they...

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strongly shaped the Western civilization

Question 11

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. This tells us that he...

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admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas

Question 12

A leader who used force to hold power

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tyrant

Question 13

A famous Greek playwright

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Sophocles

Question 14

After he died, where was Alexander buried?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 15

Who was the Greek god or goddess of war?

Accepted Answer

Ares

Question 16

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the Oracle at Delphi?

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to ask Apollo questions

Question 17

A Greek philosopher

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Plato

Question 18

What can you infer about the ancient Greeks based upon their achievements?

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they valued philosophy and art

Question 19

People who had the right to participate in government

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citizens

Question 20

What landform is the land of Greece?

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peninsula

Question 21

Which of the following predictions would most likely be true of Alexander hadn't died so young?

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Alexander's empire would grow even larger

Question 22

Most Greek temples were surrounded by...

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tall columns

Question 23

According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?

Accepted Answer

Demeter is separated from her daughter during the winter

Question 24

Which of the following was not part of Alexander's empire?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 25

The first two Greek civilizations were the Minoans and the...

Accepted Answer

Mycenaeans

Question 26

In 359 BC who became kind of Macedonia?

Accepted Answer

Philip II

Question 27

Which story tells us about the final years of the Trojan war?

Accepted Answer

Iliad

Question 28

The myth about the god Hephaestus working in his fiery forge explained..

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volcanic eruptions

Question 29

Helots were an important part of which society?

Accepted Answer

Spartan

Question 30

Brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 31

Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 32

Which of the following does not describe the first democracy in Athens?

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Aristocrats had more power than citizens

Question 33

Which of the following best defines a polis?

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a small city-state

Question 34

Because traveling by land was difficult in Greece, the Greeks did what?

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became expert ship builders

Question 35

A group of warriors standing close together in a square

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phalanx

Question 36

Alexander died at the age of 33 after...

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he got sick in Babylon

Question 37

Which is the best prediction of what might have happened in Sparta it its army had become weak?

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slaves would have staged rebellion

Question 38

Which Greek hero has been the subject of dozens of films?

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Hercules

Question 39

Greek myths were stories that explained...

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why natural or historical events happened

Question 40

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?

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citizens elect officials to make the laws

Question 41

A Greek leader famous for his fables

Accepted Answer

Aesop

Question 42

What was the relationship between Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great

Accepted Answer

Philip was Alexander's father

Question 43

Early Greek philosophers were important because they were the first people to do what?

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consider explanations for events other than acts of the gods

Question 44

Democracy in Greece started in which city?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 45

The Parthenon is a famous Greek...

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building

Question 46

Athenians believe that studying this made people better citizens.

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the arts

Question 47

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

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mythology

Question 48

The greatest Greek doctor

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates

Question 49

A building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC

Accepted Answer

Parthenon

Question 50

Rich land owner

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aristocrat

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