ANCIENT GREECE

1. What were the two main city states of Ancient Greece?

A) Corinth and Olympia
B) Sparta and Athens
C) Thebes and Argos
D) Roma and Alexandria

2. What major civilization that came soon after the Greeks was greatly influenced by the Greek culture?

A) Persians
B) Egyptians
C) Romans
D) Assryians

3. What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Sparta?

A) Fishing and farming
B) Painting and sculpture
C) War and fighting
D) Music and literature

4. What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Athens?

A) Power and Conquest
B) Art and Education
C) Athletics and competition
D) Food and Drink

5. What toy was invented by the Greeks that many children still play with today?

A) Marbles
B) Kites
C) Slinky
D) Yo-yo

6. What were the main two Greek city-states that were fighting during the Peloponnesian War?

A) Sparta and Argos
B) Athens and Sparta
C) Rhodes and Athens
D) Corinth and Thebes

7. What happened that weakened Athens during the First Peloponnesian War?

A) They were attacked by the Persians
B) Many of their soldiers deserted to go to the Olympic Games
C) There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader
D) Much of the wall protecting the city collapsed due to poor construction

8. Which of the following best describes the war strategy of Athens?

A) To lay siege to Sparta and eventually starve them out of their city
B) To meet the Spartans head on and destroy them in a ground battle
C) To remain inside the walls of their city and use their superior ships to win the war

9. What former enemy did Sparta turn to for help during the Second Peloponnesian War?

A) Athens
B) Persia
C) Carthage
D) Egypt

10. Who was Pericles?

A) A Greek philosopher who was against all war
B) A famous warrior from Corinth
C) A great general and leader of Athens
D) The king of Sparta

11. Who was the leader of the Greek gods?

A) Apollo
B) Zeus
C) Hera
D) Athena

12. Who were the Titans?

A) all other answers
B) Twelve gods that were overthrown by the Olympians
C) The parents of the Zeus
D) The first Greek gods

13. What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?

A) Hephaestus
B) Hades
C) Demeter
D) Athena

14. Which description below best describes the god Poseidon?

A) God of the ocean and horses, his symbol was a trident
B) God of war, his symbols were the spear and shield
C) God of commerce and thieves, he was the messenger to the rest of the gods
D) God or archery and music, his symbol was the bow and arrow

15. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?

A) Perseus
B) Achilles
C) Odysseus
D) Hercules

16. Using Glossary and Terms, to describe who Plato was and his significance?

17. Using Glossary and Terms, to describe who Socrates was and his significance?

18. Using Glossary and Terms, to describe who Aristotle was and his significance?

19. Using Glossary and Terms, to describe who Homer was and his significance?

20. Using Glossary and Terms, to describe who Alexander the Great was and his significance?

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