Ancient Greece

Question 1

Who was forced to commit suicide because he was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 2

All of the following were Greek philosophers except

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 3

The agora was the Greek ?

Accepted Answer

marketplace

Question 4

The group of city states controlled by Athens was called the

Accepted Answer

Delian League

Question 5

Greece was located between what three continents?

Accepted Answer

Asia, Africa and Europe

Question 6

A story that explains the unexplainable in a symbolic way is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

myth

Question 7

The Parthenon was a Greek temple dedicated to ?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 8

A military formation used by the Greeks was called a

Accepted Answer

phalanx

Question 9

At what country was Alexander the Great finally stopped because of his death?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 10

The Greek word for city state was

Accepted Answer

polis

Question 11

The earliest Greek civilization was the

Accepted Answer

Minoans

Question 12

Which of the Persian emperors had his naval fleet defeated at the Battle of Salamis?

Accepted Answer

Xerxes

Question 13

The Dark Ages of Greece occurred during what Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

Dorians

Question 14

Who was the greatest of the Greek historians who wrote about the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

Herodotus

Question 15

All the following were Greek gods except

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 16

All of the following was true about the Mycenaeans except

Accepted Answer

they were founded by Athena when she married Hades.

Question 17

The greatest of the bards was

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 18

Where did the Greek gods live?

Accepted Answer

Mount Olympus

Question 19

Why was Greece divided into city states?

Accepted Answer

because mountain ranges separated them.

Question 20

What Greek philosopher believed that logic was the key to understanding?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 21

What two city states fought in the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Sparta and Athens

Questions 21