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1
The ancient Greek's written language was borrowed from __________.
the Phoenician alphabet
Ancient Roman Writing
Egyptian Coptic writing
Cuneiform
2
A __________ was an ambitious political leader who came into power under irregular means.
autocrat
dictator
despot
tyrant
3
In ancient Greek religion and mythology __________ is considered the king of the gods.
Dionysus
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
4
The Trojan War is written about in the epic poem(s) the __________.
Legend of Keret
Shield of Heracles
Iliad and the Odyssey
Epic of Gilgamesh
5
The "Golden Age" of Athenian democracy came under the leadership of __________.
Alexander the Great
Homer
Pericles
Socrates
6
What was the name of the first advanced civilization in mainland Greece?
Athenian Society
Minoan Society
Mycenaean Society
Spartan Society
7
The ancient Greeks established colonies along the shores of the __________.
Pacific and Bering Sea
Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea
Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Atlantic and North Sea
8
The emperor _________ commanded over 100,000 men against Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Smerdis
Xerxes
Artaxerxes
Darius I
9
Which Sea bordered Greece to the east?
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Crete
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
10
__________ was an ancient Greek philosopher who educated Alexander the Great.
Socrates
Thales
Plato
Aristotle
11
The epic poems the
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
are accredited to the legendary author __________.
Plato
Homer
Socrates
Herodotus
12
Throughout the ancient period the Greeks profited from the production of __________.
bananas and rice
grain and bread
coffee and sugar
olive oil and wine
13
The harbor city of __________ was the capitol of the Ptolemaic empire.
Cyrus
Rhodes
Massilia
Alexandria
14
__________ is credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.
Aristotle
Leonidas
Pericles
Solon
15
The Peloponnesian War was mainly fought between the Greek city-state Athens and __________.
Argos
Syracuse
Sparta
Corinth
16
__________ was an Athenian philosopher credited as the "father of Western philosophy."
Pythagoras
Democritus
Socrates
Hippocrates
17
What was the major city on the island of Crete?
Hania
Iraklio
Kronnos
Lassithi
18
The term
polis
means __________.
city-state
village
king
empire
19
The __________ was a Hellenistic kingdom based in mostly in Egypt.
The Ptolemaic Empire
The Antigonid Empire
Roman Empire
The Seleucid Empire
20
__________ were a series of conflicts between the empire of Persia and the Greek city-states.
The Trojan War
The Peloponnesian War
The Persian Wars
Wars of the Delian League
21
__________ of Macedon was a king who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world.
Darius I
Alexander the Great
Basil II
Philip II
22
What is the name of the written language used by the Minoans of Crete?
Linear B script
Cuneiform script
Linear A script
Elamite script
23
What sophisticated society arose on the island of Crete?
Nubian Society
Minoan society
Sumerian Society
Mycenaean society
