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15-16 WH Ancient Greece
15-16 WH Ancient Greece
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This geographic feature of Greece is known as a(n)
plateau
peninsula
archipelago
isthmus
2
A Greek soldier was called a
hoplite
centurion
phalanx
3
Greeks believed all of the following about their gods and goddesses EXCEPT:
They were models for proper behavior.
They lived on Mount Olympus.
They sometimes behaved badly.
They controlled natural events.
4
This geographic feature of Greece is known as a(n)
plateau
archipelago
isthmus
peninsula
5
The Minoan civilization was significant because
it was Europe's first advanced civilization
it produced the literary classics of Homer
it included city-states like Athens and Sparta
it was the first civilization on Greece's mainland
6
This geographic feature of Greece is known as a(n)
plateau
peninsula
isthmus
archipelago
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According to the legend, Theseus came from
Crete
Troy
Athens
Sparta
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He was the hero of
The Iliad:
Achilles
Hercules
Hector
Theseus
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The story of Orpheus and Eurydice provides insights into what Greeks believed about
why there are seasons
how the Trojan War ended
how the world was created
what happens when we die
10
He discovered the ruins of Minoan civilization at Knossos:
Arthur Evans
Heinrich Schleimann
11
Life in Greece was shaped by all of the following geographic features except:
seas
rivers
islands
mountains
12
The author of
The Hunger Games
pictures Katniss as a "kind of futuristic" version of whom?
Zeus
Athena
Theseus
Pandora
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Athens, Sparta or both? Boys left home to be trained as warriors from a young age.
Sparta
Athens
both
14
According to legend, he wrote
The Ilia
d and
The Odysse
y:
Socrates
Homer
Sophocles
Aeschylus
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In most Greek city-states, this was a meeting place and open-air market
arete
plateau
agora
acropolis
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According to legend and myth, the Trojan War began because of
a disagreement between kings
disputes over territory
a woman
trade routes
17
Greece includes a large peninsula called
the Isthmus of Corinth
Crete
the Peloponnese
Platea
18
For the Greeks, mythology served all of these purposes except
entertainment
understanding history
teaching Christian values
explaining nature
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Athens, Sparta or both? Powerful navy
Sparta
both
Athens
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Athens, Sparta or both? Slaves did much of the work.
Sparta
Athens
both