Greece Cumulative II

Question 1

When a tyrant illegally takes power from a ruler, the tyrant's government is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

tyranny

Question 2

What kind of government did Athens have during the Golden Age?

Accepted Answer

a democracy

Question 3

Apollo was the Greek god of ___________.

Accepted Answer

the sun and music

Question 4

Which of the following lists the major ancient Greek wars in chronological order?

Accepted Answer

Trojan War, Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War

Question 5

Who was the king of the Greek gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 6

Soldiers in ___________ killed babies if they were weak.

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 7

What kind of religion did the ancient Greeks have?

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 8

_______ is a type of government that is ruled by a few wealthy aristocrats.

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

Question 9

Who won the battle of Marathon?

Accepted Answer

The Athenians

Question 10

Who won the battle of Thermopylae?

Accepted Answer

250,000 Persians

Question 11

Who was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 12

This large temple in Athens is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

Parthenon

Question 13

Who was the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and war?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 14

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 15

What do we call the period of time from 480 B.C. to 430 B.C., when Pericles led Athens?

Accepted Answer

The Golden Age

Question 16

A king has the power in a _________________.

Accepted Answer

monarchy

Question 17

In Greek Mythology, where do the gods and goddesses live?

Accepted Answer

on Mt. Olympus

Question 18

What happened to the Greek city-states as a result of 27 years of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia conquered the Greeks

Question 19

Where did ancient Greeks watch plays?

Accepted Answer

at the amphitheater

Questions 19