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What do you know about Ancient Greece?
What do you know about Ancient Greece?
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1
Greece's terrain is made up primarily of what?
deserts and rivers
mountains and deserts
mountains and rivers
mountains and islands
2
Due to the geography of Greece, it became known as a leader in what?
farming
iron production
sea trade
timber production
3
Which ancient city-state is known for its extreme militaristic culture?
Sparta
Delphi
Corinth
Athens
4
What war had the Greek city-states teaming up against one another?
Peloponnesian War
Ecclesian War
Persian War
Cretian War
5
Who wrote the Greek epic poems
the Illiad
&
the Odyssey?
Socrates
Aristotle
Aleander
Homer
6
Which Greek philosopher had to drink poison for teaching people to question their beliefs?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Plutarch
7
Greece is almost surrounded by water, therefore it is a what?
peninsula
island
isthmus
subcontinent
8
Name the large Greek island where the first Greek civilizations developed
Euboea
Athens
Corinth
Crete
9
Due to mountainous terrain, groups of people in Greece formed what?
democracies
city-states
secret societies
oligarchies
10
The Battles of Thermopylae, Marathon and Salamis were fought during which war?
Peloponnesian War
Persian War
Cretian War
Corinthian War
11
Which two city-states became dominant powers in the 5th century BCE?
Sparta & Athens
Athens & Corinth
Athens & Crete
Delphi & Thebes
12
Which Greek city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy?
Sparta
Corinth
Athens
Delphi
13
Describe the soil on Greece?
Very fertile due to many rivers
Sandy soil, good for oil drilling
Very rocky, hard to grow many crops
Thick dark rich soil, easy for growing corn
14
Around 480 BCE, the Greek city-states united to fight off whom?
Persian Empire
Roman Empire
Zhou Dynasty
Egyptian Empire
15
Which ancient Greek citizen is credited with starting the concept of democracy?
Solon
Caesar
Socrates
Euripedes