Ancient Greece Test

Question 1

Which Ancient Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?

Answer 1

Aristotle

Question 1

What happened during the trial of Socrates?

Answer 1

Socrates drank poison and confessed to his crimes of “corrupting the youths minds”

Question 2

How were the Athenians able to defeat the Persians at the Battle of the Marathon?

Answer 2

They used the phalanx method.

Question 3

What sea is located directly south of Greece?

Answer 3

Mediterranean Sea.

Question 4

Why did the FIRST Persian war start?

Answer 4

Athens supplied military aid to the Ionians and Persia’s king, Darious I declared war on Athens.

Question 5

Why did the Peloponnesian war start?

Answer 5

Athens had kicked Sparta out of the Delian League.

Question 6

What happened at the battle of Salamis?

Answer 6

The Athenians defeated the Persians.

Question 7

How did Ancient Greece’s geography influence the city-states’ agriculture production?

Answer 7

Farming was limited because of the mountains, so they had to acquire food via maritime trade.

Question 8

What was the outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae?

Answer 8

Sparta had held off the Persians for 7-days

Question 9

What happened when Alexander the great and his forces invaded the Indus River Valley civilizations?

Answer 9

After that they had to retreat because once they reached India his troops refused to go on at all.

Question 10

Was very militaristic in every aspect of Society.

Answer 10

Sparta

Question 11

Located on the Peloponnesus.

Answer 11

Sparta

Question 12

Had a representative government to lead the city.

Answer 12

Athens

Question 13

No democracy.

Answer 13

Sparta

Question 14

Citizens participated directly in decision-making.

Answer 14

Athens

Question 15

Did not value things such as the arts, literature, or intellectual pursuits.

Answer 15

Sparta

Question 16

First democracy.

Answer 16

Athens

Question 17

All forms of individual expression were discouraged.

Answer 17

Sparta

Question 18

Valued education - wealthy boys trained to be good citizens.

Answer 18

Athens

Question 19

Solon made democratic reforms and outlawed debt slavery.

Answer 19

Athens

Question 20

Valued duty strength, and discipline over freedom, individuality, and learning.

Answer 20

Sparta

Question 21

Draco made legal code that said all citizens were equal under the law, but death was the punishment for most crimes.

Answer 21

Athens

Question 22

Reformers like Cleisthenes increased the power of assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws

Answer 22

Athens

Question 23

Women had more rights than in other city-states and participated in athletics.

Answer 23

Sparta

Question 24

Service to the state was above all else, even above the family.

Answer 24

Sparta

Question 25

Rhetoric (the art of skillful speaking) was important to society.

Answer 25

Athens

Question 26

Girls did not go to school-were trained to be good mothers and wives.

Answer 26

Athens

Question 27

Men were encouraged to steal to develop good cunning.

Answer 27

Sparta

Question 28

Encouraged trade and travel.

Answer 28

Athens

Question 29

Valued individual expression.

Answer 29

Athens

Question 30

Did not allow people to trade and travel.

Answer 30

Sparta

Question 31

Boys began their military training at age 7.

Answer 31

Sparta

Question 32

Used helots to work the land, which were very similar to slaves.

Answer 32

Sparta

Question 33

Men expected to serve in the military until age 60.

Answer 33

Sparta

Question 34

Military conflict around 1250 BC between Troy and the Greek City-states.

Answer 34

Trojan War

Question 35

The epic poem about the AFTERMATH of the Trojan war.

Answer 35

The odyssey

Question 36

Government in which a king or queen exercises power.

Answer 36

Monarchy

Question 37

The most famous example of Greek architecture.

Answer 37

The Parthenon

Question 38

A group of people with authority to make a decision in a legal case.

Answer 38

Jury

Question 39

Government in which the ruling power belongs to a few people.

Answer 39

Oligarchy

Question 40

City-State in Ancient Greece that evolved from a monarchy to a limited direct democracy.

Answer 40

Athens

Question 41

Was a student of Socrates and wrote the Republic.

Answer 41

Plato

Question 42

Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense.

Answer 42

Alliance

Question 43

The epic poem about the Trojan War.

Answer 43

The illiad

Question 44

He was the sone of phillip II and he conquered the Persian empire, Asia minor, Palestine, Egypt, and Babylon.

Answer 44

Alexander the Great

Question 45

Government in which the people have the ruling power.

Answer 45

Democracy

Question 46

City the was founded in 332 BC by Alexander the Great, became one of the greatest cities of the Mediterranean world.

Answer 46

Alexandria

Question 47

A government in which a leader took it over by force

Answer 47

Tyranny

Question 48

He was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age of Athens.

Answer 48

Pericles

Question 49

City-state in Ancient Greece settled by the Dorians and built as a military state.

Answer 49

Sparta

Question 50

An Ancient city in Crete, the main center of the Minoan civilization.

Answer 50

Knossos

Question 51

City-state in Ancient Greece.

Answer 51

Polis

Question 52

An Ancient Greek poet who wrote a poem about the Trojan war.

Answer 52

Homer

Question 53

Often called the "Father of History"

Answer 53

Herodotus

Question 54

What's Greeks geography like? How did the geography of Ancient Greece influence this civilization?

Answer 54

Had a mountainous terrain. Very hilly, The mountains gave them a limited amount of land to farm. Would have to use the Mediterranean sea in order to trade and travel

Question 55

What was the Golden Age of Athens? What achievements were associated with the Golden Age of Athens?

Answer 55

Athens had great victory over Persia and became the leader of the Delian league. Built the Parthenon dedicated to the goddess Athena. Had advances in education and subjects of learning.