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Ancient Greece Review 2023

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  • What is the name of the spread of Greek culture started by Alexander the Great?
    Hellenistic period/age
    Alexandria time period
    Greece's Golden Age
  • Who taught Alexander the Great?
    Aristotle
    Plato
    Socrates
  • Which civilization practiced bull worship with polytheism including a myth about a minotaur?
    Athens
    Minoans
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
  • Did Alexander the Great conquer India? Yes or No?
    yes
    no
  • What is the name of the sporting events held to honor the gods, especially Zeus?
    Marathons
    Gymnastics
    Olympics
  • Which city-state used a lottery system to choose leaders?
    Athens
    Minoans
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
  • Was Alexander the Great ever defeated in battle? Yes or No?
    no
    yes
  • Which civilization declined due to a volcanic eruption and tidal wave then invasion?
    Sparta
    Minoans
    Mycenaeans
    Athens
  • Which Greek wrote fables to teach lessons?
    Herodotus
    Homer
    Aesop
  • Which Greek wrote epics including the Iliad and the Odyssey?
    Aesop
    Herodotus
    Homer
  • Who was the largest temple dedicated to in a city-state?
    the patron or protector god/goddess
    always Zeus and Hera
    local leaders
  • What type of government has a single ruler that gets power by being passed down in the family?
    monarchy
    democracy
    oligarchy
    tyranny
  • Which city-state had an oligarchy with 2 kings?
    Minoans
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
    Athens
  • What type of government is ruled through voting
    democracy
    oligarchy
    tyranny
    monarchy
  • Which civilization used trade and warfare (conquering) to gain wealth and influence?
    Athens
    Minoans
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
  • What type of government is run by a small group of leaders?
    oligarchy
    monarchy
    democracy
    tyranny
  • Which city-state was the first major city-state to be located on mainland Greece?
    Athens
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
    Sparta
  • Which Greek legacy includes writing fables to teach lessons?
    democracy and law
    art and architecture
    philosophy and literature
  • Who conquered Greece and the known world including Egypt and Persia?
    Socrates
    Zeus
    Alexander the Great
    Phillip of Macedon
  • Which city-state had a Golden Age of art and philosophy?
    Athens
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
    Sparta
  • Which city-state created the Parthenon as a temple to Athena?
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
    Athens
  • Which city-state was located on the island of Crete?
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
    Athens
  • Which philospher was a student of Socrates and founded the Academy?
    Plato
    Socrates
    Aristotle
  • What type of government has a single ruler who took over by force?
    democracy
    tyranny
    monarchy
    oligarchy
  • Who was the Father of History?
    Herodotus
    Aesop
    Homer
  • What is the term for a city that governs itself and the surrounding farmland?
    city-state
    country
    nation
  • Which civilization gained wealth through overseas trade and was thought to have a minotaur?
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
    Athens
  • Which philospher taught to question everything and was eventually sentenced to death?
    Socrates
    Aristotle
    Plato
  • What are the 2 types of Greek plays?
    Mystery and History
    Comedy and Tragedy
    Drama and Romance
  • Which city-state focused on creating the greatest miltary force in Greece?
    Sparta
    Minoans
    Athens
    Mycenaeans
  • Which Greek legacy included decorative columns for buildings?
    democracy and law
    philosophy and literature
    art and architecture
  • Which city-state created the first democracy?
    Minoans
    Athens
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
  • Where did the main gods live?
    Sky and Underworld
    Temples in city-states
    Mt. Olympus
  • Which city-state taught girls gymnastics and boxing?
    Sparta
    Athens
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
  • Which civilization focused on warriors until their decline by disaster and invasion by the Sea Peoples?
    Sparta
    Mycenaeans
    Minoans
    Athens
  • Which Greek legacy started trials by jury?
    art and architecture
    democracy and law
    philosophy and literature
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