SuperQuiz for First Test on Ancient Greece

According to the Odyssey, what event led to the the Greek’s victory in the Trojan War?

This leader of the giants ruled over Greece until he lost a great war with his children, the Olympian gods.

The head of the Greek pantheon, he was the god of rain who ruled the sky with his powerful thunderbolt.

The Greek god of the harvest was also their god of pleasure. The Greeks often performed plays in his honor.

Which statements about the Olympics are true?

The goddess of wisdom, courage and just warfare. Legends say she also gave the Greeks the olive tree.

This era existed from the fall of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans, and until writing was reintroduced in ancient Greece.

In the fifth century BCE, Greek city-states formed an alliance to defeat this powerful empire.

Many of the Greek poli formed these alliances for protection against other cities and foreign invaders.

In this type of government, people rule themselves instead of being ruled by a king or a queen.

The ruler of the underworld, a place where the Greeks believed people passed to when they died.

What were the Iliad and the Odyssey?

What definition best describes the bards?

Which statements about Greek mythology are true?

Polis is an ancient Greek word that is often translated as…

The ruler of the sea. He had the ability to create earthquakes with his powerful trident.

The Greeks believed their gods and goddesses lived atop this mountain, the tallest in the region.

The ancient Greeks learned the alphabet from these sea-faring people.

Which terms describe most of the geography of Greece.

Which term best defines phalanx?

This legendary poet is believed to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.