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A short review on ancient Greece & all of its wonders!
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1
Why did Athens and Sparta go to war during the
Peloponnesian Wars
?
Both wanted control over democracy in Athens
Both wanted control over Greece
Both thought their wives were better
Both wanted to defeat the Persians
2
Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Plato
Aesop
Oedipus
Homer
3
True or False: The Greeks were polytheistic.
False
True
4
A type of government where few people hold power is known as an ____.
Tyranny
Democracy
Monarcy
Oligarchy
5
Which of the following was NOT a type of Greek column?
Greecian
Corinthian
Doric
Ionic
6
Where were the Minoans from?
Macedonia
The mainland of Greece
The island of Crete
Asia
7
The ancient Greeks relied heavily on ____ to get the goods they needed.
fishing
farming
trade
conquering
8
What is Phillip II known for doing?
All of these answers
Trying to conquer Persia
Being a Macedonian king
Uniting the Greek city-states
9
Which of the following is a characteristic of Sparta?
Had an oligarchy government
All of these are correct
Focused on military/war training
Polytheistic
10
What city in Greece was a leader in arts, science, democracy, and philosophy?
Crete
Athens
Olympia
Sparta
11
Who the chief god of the Greeks?
Zeus
Hades
Hera
Poseidon
12
Where were King Phillip II and Alexander the Great from?
Persia
Macedonia
Egypt
Greece
13
Who was the winner/victor of the Peloponnesian War?
Creta
Athens
Persia
Sparta
14
Who did the Greeks believe controlled nature and shaped their lives?
Alexander the Great
Zeus
Jesus Christ
Gods and goddesses
15
What is mythology?
Used to scare away groups from invading Greece.
Used to explain human emotions and mistakes.
Used as a form of entertainment for the Greeks.
Used to explain the unknown, beauty, and pain of life.
16
What type of government did the Athenians have?
Monarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
17
What was the name of the city that Alexander the Great created in Egypt?
Alexander's city
Macedonia
Alexandria
Cairo
18
What were the two types of Greek plays?
comedies and tragedies
comedies and romantic comedies
tragedy and horror
tragedies and epics
19
Spartan boys leave their homes to train for war at a young age and did not return home until they were 30.
True
False
20
What famous leader did Aristotle teach?
Socrates
Leonidas
Alexander the Great
Plato
21
Time period when Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout the territories he conquered.
the Hellenistic Era
the Peloponnesian Era
none of these choices
the Golden Era
22
The following picture is what famous structure?
the Pantheon
the agora
the polis
the Parthenon
23
What type of landform is Greece?
island
peninsula
plateau
grasslands
24
Greece is mainly a mountainous regions which caused the city-states to develop independently from each other.
True
False
25
Where did the ancient Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
Mount Olympus
the Parthenon
26
Aesop was a slave who wrote ___.
myths
comedies
fables
epics
27
Greek word for "love of wisdom" is also known as ___.
Polis
Hoplite
Oracle
Philosophy
28
How did the Greeks make their living?
They were fisherman
They were sailors
All of these answer choices
They were traders
29
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
Acropolis
City
Polis
Agora
