Ancient Greece Vocabulary
What is a traditional story that may not be exactly true called?
A. Lie
B. Myth
C. Justice
D. Truth
B. Myth
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focused more on war?
A. Thebes
B. Sparta
C. Athens
D. Corinth
B. Sparta
What is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
A. Invented poisons
B. Build walls
C. Invented cannons
D. Build forts
B. Build walls
God of Thunder
A. Storm
B. Zeus
C. Apollo
D. Hercules
B. Zeus
What does Hellenistic mean?
A. Place after death
B. Blend of Eastern and Western cultures
C. King
D. Ceremony once a year
B. Blend of Eastern and Western Cultures
What is the Agora?
A. Cathedral
B. Lake
C. Public space
D. Cemetery
C. Public space in Ancient Greece
What three continents did Alexander the Great's empire spread across?
A. Europe. Africa, and Asia
B. America, Africa, Europe
C. Europe, Australis, Asia
D. Europe, Asia, South America
A. Europe, Africa, and Asia
Goddess of Love
A. Amour
B. Aphrodite
C. Valentine
D. Apollo
B. Aphrodite
The act of spreading ideas, culture, traditions, etc... is called what?
A. Cultural Diffusion
B. Cultural Isolation
C. Immigration
D. Cultural Heritage
A. Cultural Diffusion
How old did citizens have to be to vote, even in Ancient Greece?
A. No age
B. 16
C. 18
D.21
c. 18
What kind of landform is Greece?
A. Peninsula
B. Island
C. Valley
D. Canyon
A. Peninsula
God of the Ocean
A. Waterman
B. Squirtle
C. Pacifica
D. Poseidon
D. Poseidon
Murder by a sudden attack often for a political reason is called what?
A. Hit
B. Sports
C. Assassination
D. Hung jury
C. Assassination
Who were citizens in Athens?
A. Women
B. Everyone
C. Free Males
D. All Males
C. Free Males
What two geographic features effected how Ancient Greece developed?
A. Mountains and seas
B. Floods and drought
C. Canals and tunnels
D. Soil and storms
A. Mountains and seas
God of Wisdom
A. Einstein
B. Fellow
C. Logic
D. Athena
D. Athena
Cruel and oppressive government or rule is called what?
A. Democracy
B. Tyranny
C. Oligarchy
D. Justice
B. Tyranny
What is the Acropolis?
A. Place where people go to pray
B. Place where people think and design
C. Place where people who were poor go to
D. Place where people of power resided
D. The place where people of power reside
The Greeks were known for their what?
A. Farming
B. Pyramids
C. Trading and Sailing
D. Hair
C. Trading and sailing
God of War
A. Ares
B. Apollo
C. Pantheon
D. Sparta
A. Ares