Geography
It encouraged Greeks to be sailors and traders and keeping their cities separate:
a) Greece's physical geography
b) Greek traditions
c) Greek laws
Greece's physical geography
A leader who holds power through the use of force:
a) A saint
b) A tyrant
c) A governor
A tyrant
What is the name of the sea that surrounds Greece?
a) Caspian Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
Who taught Alexander the Great?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Aristotle
c) One of the Greek Gods
Aristotle
Which of the seven Ancient Wonders was built for a Greek God?
a) Statue of Zeus at Olympia
b) The Lighthouse of Alexandria
c) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statute of Zeus at Olympia
What is the land like in Greece?
a) flat
b) rain forest
c) mountains and hills
mountainous or rocky
The type of government where a king or queen rules:
a) Monarchy
b) Democracy
c) Sovereignty
Monarchy
What does the word "Ancient" mean?
a) recent - not very long ago
b) in the future
c) very old
What was the one of the cities Alexander the Great created?
a) Alexandria (Egypt)
b) Paris
c) Barcelona
Alexandria
What is the name of the Ancient Wonder that was built to help navigate ships in the port of the city?
a) Lighthouse of Alexandria
b) The Beaming Light
c) Let us Guide the Way
Lighthouse of Alexandria
a) ocean
b) peninsula
c) desert
peninsula
This word means government by a few:
a) Oligarchy
b) Democracy
c) Monarchy
Oligarchy
How far East did the Ancient Greek Civilization extend into Asia?
a) India
b) The Americas
c) Europe
India
How far did Alexander the Great's army go?
a) all the way to western India
b) all the way to China
c) all the way to the North Pole
To western India
The Hanging Gardens of ___________ are located in present day Iraq:
a) Paradise
b) Babylon
c) Zeus
Babylon
Name an earth shattering event that happened in Greece very often:
a) hurricanes
b) snowstorms
c) earthquakes
Earthquakes
Greek term for "rule of the people":
a) Democracy
b) Tyrant
c) Monarchy
Democracy
What is the weather like in Greece?
a) neither hot or cold
b) hot
c) always cold
Hot
How old was Alexander the Great when he became king? (because his father died)
a) 20
b) 40
c) 60
20
The reason the Statue of Zeus was destroyed:
a) Flood
b) Fire
c) Famine
Fire
On what continent if Greece located?
a) Europe
b) Asia
c) Africa
Europe
Greek city states were called:
a) A park
b) A Polis
c) A picnic
A Polis
What modern country is Persia?
a) Iran
b) England
c) Spain
Iran
Alexander the Great named as many as 20 cities he conquered:
a) Boston
b) Alexandria
c) Fort Lauderdale
Alexandria
Of the original 7 Wonders, which is the only one that still stands today?
a) Pyramids of Giza
b) The Statue of Zeus
c) The Temple of Artemis
Pyramids of Giza