AKS 31 - ANCIENT GREECE

Question 1

35. Which one of the following places did Alexander the Great NOT conquer?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 2

16. The Spartans sent their sons to train in the military barracks at the age of __

Accepted Answer

7

Question 3

33. This city was named after Alexander after he liberated the Egyptians from Persian control

Accepted Answer

Alexandria

Question 4

11. A fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government was known as what?

Accepted Answer

acropolis

Question 5

4. What was the name of the Goddess of Wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 6

22. I was executed for making the youth of Athens question the world around them using my method...

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 7

13. A government ruled by a small group of wealthy noble, land-owning families was a(n)

Accepted Answer

Aristocracy

Question 8

26. Who had more rights, Athenian women or Spartan women?

Accepted Answer

Spartan women

Question 9

23. I was the pupil of Socrates who wrote a book called "The Republic" about a philosopher king.

Accepted Answer

Plato

Question 10

38. The blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian cultures is known as

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic

Question 11

37. Who fought over Alexander's Empire when he died?

Accepted Answer

his generals

Question 12

9. What were the traditional stories about their gods and goddesses known as?

Accepted Answer

myths

Question 13

12. A system of government ruled by a single person, called a king, was known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

Monarchy

Question 14

20. The _____ sat on top of the Acropolis in Athens. It was built to honor the goddess Athena

Accepted Answer

Parthenon

Question 15

3. The Greeks were forced to create ______ in order to produce the food required to survive

Accepted Answer

colonies

Question 16

29. Philip II was the king of _____ who hoped to take control of Greece

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 17

6. Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 18

1. What geographic feature made political unity in Ancient Greece difficult?

Accepted Answer

mountains

Question 19

8. The Greeks were

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic

Question 20

10. A city-state in Greece was called a

Accepted Answer

polis

Question 21

17. The fierce/successful military formation used by the Greeks during times of war was called the

Accepted Answer

phalanx

Question 22

36. How old was Alexander the Great when he died?

Accepted Answer

32

Question 23

14. A government ruled by the citizens was known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 24

32. Alexander quickly put down a rebellion in _____, killing 6,000 and selling 20,000 into slavery

Accepted Answer

Thebes

Question 25

34. Alexander and his exhausted army finally turned back toward home after making it all the way to

Accepted Answer

India

Question 26

18. Who created the first legal code of Athens and made death the punishment for nearly every crime?

Accepted Answer

Draco

Question 27

39. My geometry proofs are still being taught in Math classes today & my book was called Elements.

Accepted Answer

Euclid

Question 28

7. Who is the ruler of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 29

15. The type of government that existed in Sparta could be described as

Accepted Answer

Oligarchy

Question 30

24. I was the pupil of Plato who created the Scientific Method and tutored Alexander the Great.

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 31

30. Philip organized his troops into a _____ armed with 18-foot pikes and prepared to attack Greece

Accepted Answer

Phalanx

Question 32

5. What is the general term for a narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds?

Accepted Answer

epic

Question 33

40. Greece was the first ______ civilization because they left things behind that are used today.

Accepted Answer

classical

Question 34

27. Where was Macedonia located?

Accepted Answer

North of Greece

Question 35

2. What percent of land in Greece is mountainous and not suitable for farming?

Accepted Answer

75%

Question 36

19. Who led Athens during its Golden Age?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 37

31. After his assassination, Philip’s son, _____, proclaimed himself king of Macedonia at the age of 20.

Accepted Answer

Alexander

Question 38

25. TRUE or FALSE: Spartans valued the arts, literature and other artistic pursuits.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 39

21. Greek lovers of wisdom were known as what?

Accepted Answer

Philosophers

Question 40

28. How did the Greeks think of the Macedonians?

Accepted Answer

Looked down on them

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