True or False?
Greece borders the Mediterranean, Ionian and Aegean Seas.
True
100
True or False?
The goal of Spartan society was to have a strong army
What is true.
100
True or False?
Athenian democracy is the same as the American democracy we have today.
What is false
100
True or False?
The Greeks invented drama?
What is true
100
True or False?
The time period after Alexander the Great was called the Hellenistic period.
What is True
200
True or False?
Mountains cover 30-40% of Greece
False
200
True or False?
Athens was named after the god Poseidon
What is false
200
True or False
Oligarch means 'rule by the many'
What is false
200
Greeks were more interested in capturing imperfections in their sculptures.
What is false.
200
True or False?
Alexander was born in Athens.
False
300
The warm climate in Greece encouraged
a. architecture
b. outdoor life
c. trading
d. sunbathing
What is b. outdoor life
300
What was the main cause of the Peloponnesian War?
a. Persia desired to control Greek Lands
b. Other Greek city-states resented Athens' power.
c. Alexander attempted to build and empire
d. Phillip II made efforts to improve his army.
What is b.
300
What is the Greek word for city state?
a. agora
b. tyrant
c. polis
d. ciudad
What is c. polis
300
How did Thucydides change the way history was written?
a. He used fold tales
b. He used travel logs
c. He used Herodotus' works
d. He used documents and eyewitness accounts
What is d.
300
Why was Alexander's empire divided after his death?
a. He ordered that it be divided.
b. No general could control it.
c. It was organized into city-states.
d. The Greeks rebelled
What is b
400
Because of the surrounding seas the Greeks became skilled
a. sailors and ship builders
b. cooks
c. farmers
d. warriors
What is a. sailors and ship builders
400
Who won the Peloponnesian war?
a. Spartans
b. Athenians
c. Persian
d. Macedonians
What is a. Spartans
400
Tyrants
a. came to power illegally
b. acted as kings
c. were often supported by the common people
d. All of the above
What is d. All of the above
400
The Greek Philosopher who created a question/answer type teaching style was
a. Plato
b. Socrates
d. Aristotle
e. Yomama
b. Socrates (duh! We just did this!)
400
How long did Alexander's empire last after his death?
a. 1 year
b. 10 years
c. 100 years
d. 1000 years
e. 1,000,000,000 years
What is b
500
Because the Greek mainland was so rocky, what did Greeks have to do to get resources?
They traded for resources.
500
What was Athens' strategy to win the Peloponnesian war?
What is to avoid battles on land (behind their wall) and rely on naval power
500
How did Pericles make Athens more democratic?
He created paid positions in the government so poorer citizens could hold office.
500
What was Ptolemy's incorrect view of the universe?
He believed the Earth was at the center of our galaxy.
500
How did culture change under Alexander's rule?
Persian, Indian and Greek cultures mixed and became known as Hellenistic culture.