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