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Ancient Greece pt.1
Ancient Greece pt.1
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Ancient Greece was not composed of one large nation or empire, but rather many of these:
countries
city-states
colonies
states
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The ancient Greek Olympics were played to honor
Zeus
Hades
Ares
Kronos
3
What was a style of architectural columns used in ancient Greece?
Fancy
Corinthian
Scrolled
Straight
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Who is considered the father of the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology?
Aristotle
Zeus
Athena
Plato
5
Major contributions of Ancient Greece were
democracy
drama
philosophy
all of the above
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The ancient Greek Olympics began in
1900 AD
1776 BC
1896 AD
776 BC
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How would you describe the geography of ancient Greece?
peninsula
desert
plains
arctic
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Were Sparta and Athens city-states in ancient Greece?
False
True
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Who are THREE playwrights of Ancient Greece?
Euripides
Shakespeare
Sophocles
Aeschylus
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Purpose of Greek Mythology
explain nature
explain natural phenomenon
explain human characteristics
All of these
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Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other?
They were separated by walls.
They were separated by different languages.
They were separated by deserts.
They were separated by mountains and the sea.
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In Greek mythology, which God is the ruler of the sea?
Neptune
Oceanus
Poseidon
Triton
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In ancient Greece, a "polis" referred to ______.
A theater performance
A musical instrument
A city-state
A religious ritual
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Where do the Greek gods live according to Greek mythology?
Mount Olympia
Table Mountain
Mount Olympus
Mount Everest
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One reason it was difficult to farm in ancient Greece is because the land was
frozen for ten months of the year
very rocky everywhere
very expensive
very wet all of the time
