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History in early ancient Greece
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1
What is the form of government in which a king rules
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Monarchy
2
Who was Homer?
A blind storyteller
A Trojan warrior
A town drunk
A Greek god
3
The Greek speaking people that migrated into mainland Greece after the defeat of the Mycenaeans
Macedonians
Mycenaeans
Dorians
Athenians
4
A tragedy and comedy are basically the same thing
False
True
5
The wars between Greece and the Persian Empire, that began on the coast of Anatolia
Samian War
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Trojan War
6
How did Alexander the Great die?
A sword wound
A spear to the stomach
A simple fever
Arrow to the eye
7
Who fought in the "Trojan War"?
Greece and Troy
Rome and Troy
United States and Russia
Greece and Athens
8
What does arête mean?
Virtue and excellence
The ruler of the gods
Intellegence and knowledge
Pity and cowardness
9
Where was the Mycenaean's capital city located?
Rome
Mycenae
Athens
Pompeii
10
The formation in the Greek army where the soldiers stood side by side, each holding a spear
Philip Attack
Greek Squad
Spear Head
Phalanx
11
Agora is a Greek word for what?
Marketplace
The Heavens
Temple
Battlefield
12
Who were the Perioikoi?
Free non citizens of Sparta
The lowest class of Spartan society
Spartan craftsmen
The leaders of Sparta's army
13
Alexander the Great was crowned as Pharaoh of Egypt and was seen as a liberator
False
True
14
A fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to study government
Athens
City-state
Mount barrier
Acropolis
15
What percentage of Greece was actually farmable?
10%
75%
63%
25%
16
What is the largest known Hellenistic statue, stood more than 100 feet high, toppled in 225 BC?
Colossus of Apollo
Colossus of Rhodes
Colossus of Zeus
Colossus of Hercules
17
Isn't this the best class ever?
OF COURSE!!!
is this going to be on the test?
YYEEEAAAA!!
we're in class?
18
Who was Euclid?
A Greek mathematician. Considered the father of geomertry.
A Greek writer who wrote Epics.
A Greek astronomer who located Mars.
A Greek mythological god.
19
Traditional stories, usually about gods
Myths
History
Lies
Fiction
20
What animal did Greek soldiers hide in so they could sneak into the city of Troy?
A horse
An elephant
A zebra
A turtle
21
Who were the peasants who were forced to stay on the land where they worked?
Undesirables
Slaves
Helots
Surfs
22
What is the title of the collection of poems and stories by Homer?
The Quran
The Illiad
The Greek mythology collection
The New Testement
23
Who was the Greek philosopher who founded the school of philosophy called Stoicism?
Archimedes
Zeno
Homer
Aristotle
24
What natural feature allowed for the Greeks to trade and make contact with other civilizations?
The flat terrain that made up Greece
Their close location to many seas
Their horses, which were able to ride weeks at a time
Their large amounts of gold and other precious metals
25
Where does Zues and the other Greek gods live?
Mount Olympus
Mount Majesty
Mount Heavens
Mount Olympics
26
What were the Dorians most known for?
Their scientific breakthroughs in medicine
Their ability to construct massive temples and buildings
Their lack of writing, leading to the dark ages in Greece
Their strong military that never lost a battle
27
What is Zues' wifes name?
Hera
Monicallas
Madoosa
Cleopattra
28
Who was Darius III?
Alexander the Great's leading general
Greek philosopher
Persian king defeated by Alexander the Great
Persian king who defeated Alexander the Great
29
What people made up the Mycenaeanian civilization?
French sea traders
Indo-European settlers from the steppes
Asian explorers who traveled along the silk roads
Roman concorers
30
Alexander's army marched over 11,000 miles into southeast Asia?
True
False
31
Aristocracy is which kind of government?
government ruled by small group of noble landowning families
form of government that is ruled by a Tyrant
government ruled by a few powerful people
form of government in which a king rules
