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Classical Greece 2000 B.C. - 300 B.C.
Classical Greece 2000 B.C. - 300 B.C.
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1
What type of land was Ancient Greece?
The Steppes
A fertile river valley
A flat savanna
A mountainous peninsula
2
What kind of training did boys get in Athens?
Military
Fishing and hunting
Logic and public speaking
Household skills
3
Why did the Greeks develop their myths?
To develop a rich linguistic history
To understand the mysteries of nature and human passions
Why not?
To caution people about bad behavior
4
The Trojan War is the backdrop for which epic poem?
Aesop’s Fables
The Iliad
Plato’s Republic
The Aegean Encounters
5
The democracy in the United States is modeled directly after the one in Athens.
True
False
6
Greek city states all developed democracy.
False
True
7
Draco, Solon and Cleisthenes were what kind of leaders?
Military dictators
Ineffective
Religious priests
Democratic reformers
8
Archimedes of Syracuse was known for what
Being a great playwright
Being a great scientist
Being a ruthless tyrant
Being a great philosopher
9
Philosophers are also known as what?
Sophists
Lovers of free time
Lovers of wisdom
Deep thinkers
10
What modern day country contained the remains of Alexander after his death?
Greece
Syria
Egypt
Iran
11
Which of these was NOT an achievement of Ancient Greece?
Gunpowder
Direct democracy
The Olympic Games
Drama and poetry
12
What four influences blended to form Hellenistic culture?
Macedonian, Greek, Assyrian and Egyptian
Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian
Greek x 4
Greek, Macedonian, Babylonian and Aristotle
13
This blind man is considered the greatest storyteller in Greek history.
Homer
Aristotle
Plato
Aesop
14
The Mycenaeans adopted the writing system of what neighboring civilization?
Minoans
Sumerians
Egyptians
Dorians
15
Indo-Europeans migrated to the Greek mainland and were later known as
Dorian
Minoan
Mycenaean
Hittites
16
Alexander was defeated by the Persian Empire.
True
False
17
Pericles strengthened the military dictatorship in Athens.
False
True
18
Classical Greece influenced the United States art and architecture, sports and literature
False
True
19
Minoan civilization prospered on what island?
Rhodes
Cyprus
Gibraltar
Crete
20
The Battle at Marathon was fought between
Athens and Sparta
Sparta and the Persians
Athens and the Persians
Not sure, but there is a race called a marathon now
21
Philip II became king of Macedonia and then attacked
Egypt
Persia
Crete
Greece
22
The word Hellenistic refers to Greek culture.
True
False
23
What was the full extent of Alexander’s empire before his death?
Only Macedonia, Greece and Egypt
Reached across three continents Europe, Africa and Asia
He died fighting the Persians for control of Babylon
Greece, Egypt and parts of Persia
24
What was the war between Athens and Sparta called?
The Greek Civil War
The Peloponnesian War
Painful
The Trojan War
25
Sparta conquered Messenia and did what to their people?
Entertained them with songs
Employed them as farmers
Enslaved them as Helots
Emboldened them with military training