Ancient Greece

Question 1

Literature: The Iliad was written during the _____ _____ .

Accepted Answer

Trojan War

Question 2

Daily Life: Girls married at age 14 or 15; boys left home for school at ______

Accepted Answer

age 7

Question 3

Daily Life: Beauty and body image was _______ .

Accepted Answer

very important

Question 4

Culture: For safety, groups came together and formed ____ - _____ .

Accepted Answer

city-states

Question 5

Theater: All actors wore ____ to depict /show their character and the genre /kind of play.

Accepted Answer

masks

Question 6

Military: Around 500 BCE, Greeks banded together to fight _____.

Accepted Answer

Persia

Question 7

Mythology: Myths were __________

Accepted Answer

very important

Question 8

Art /Architecture: It took 15 years and 22,000 tons of marble to build _______ ________

Accepted Answer

the Parthenon

Question 9

Military: Around 500 BCE, Greeks fought a battle located at ______ .

Accepted Answer

Marathon

Question 10

Art /Architecture: Pericles was determined to make _____ the most beautiful city .

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 11

Decline of City-States: In the war that ended the Golden Age _____ .

Accepted Answer

Sparta won

Question 12

Military: _____ drivers led soldiers into battle.

Accepted Answer

Chariot

Question 13

Mythology: Major gods were called the ________

Accepted Answer

Olympians

Question 14

Art /Architecture: Carved marble on temples is called _____ .

Accepted Answer

Frieze

Question 15

Time Line: Included Early Period, Dark Ages, Archaic Period, Classical Age and _______ .

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic Age

Question 16

Mythology: For major decisions, Greeks consulted the ______

Accepted Answer

gods

Question 17

Literature: Main types of early Greek literature described things in life as _____

Accepted Answer

funny and sad

Question 18

Literature: The most famous Early Greek ________ were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

Accepted Answer

philosophers

Question 19

Geography: ____ lived on or near the Ionian, the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas.

Accepted Answer

Ancient Greeks

Question 20

Government: Alexander the Great died of a disease called malaria at age ____ .

Accepted Answer

33

Question 21

Art /Architecture: Amphora is another word for ______ _______ .

Accepted Answer

Greek pottery

Question 22

Government: Alexander the Great conquered many regions like _____ .

Accepted Answer

Persia and Egypt

Question 23

Theater: Greek plays had a _______ to sing.

Accepted Answer

chorus

Question 24

Culture: The two largest groups of early Greek citizens that came together were _____ .

Accepted Answer

Athens and Sparta

Question 25

Theater: Only ____ were allowed to act in Greek plays.

Accepted Answer

Men

Question 26

Daily Life: _____ had more freedom than women.

Accepted Answer

Men

Question 27

Military: Hoplite soldiers were elite _____ _____ .

Accepted Answer

foot soldiers

Question 28

Literature: The Iliad is an ancient Greek poem written by ______ .

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 29

Decline of City-States: The Golden Age of Greece ended with a war between _____

Accepted Answer

Sparta and Athens

Question 30

Daily Life: Early Greeks ate bread, fish, goat cheese, vegetablese and lived in ______

Accepted Answer

1-2 story houses

Question 31

Art /Architecture: The Classical Period of Athens is also called the ____ _____ .

Accepted Answer

Golden Age

Question 32

Government: Each city-state was called a ______ .

Accepted Answer

polis

Question 33

Government: There were _____ city-states.

Accepted Answer

300

Question 34

Government: Which type of leadership or government best describes Athens?

Accepted Answer

democratic /democracy

Question 35

Mythology: The Greek people were scared of making the gods angry and each God had a

Accepted Answer

symbol

Question 36

Theater: The two main types of Greek Theater were _____ .

Accepted Answer

Comedy and Tragedy

Question 37

Government: Pericles was the most famous _______ in Athens.

Accepted Answer

politician

Question 38

Government: Alexander the Great is best described as a _____ _____ .

Accepted Answer

military genius

Question 39

Art /Architecture: The Parthenon is also called _____ _____ .

Accepted Answer

Athena's Temple

Question 40

Government: Which type of leadership or government best describes Sparta?

Accepted Answer

totalitarianism /oligarchy

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