Ancient Greece Exam

Ancient Greece Exam Matching 1. Greek poet, writer of the Iliad A. Zeus 2. Discovered volume can be measured B. Archimedes by displacement of water 3. Mathematician, theory on the square of numbers C. Alexander 4. Built one of the greatest empires in ancient D. Pythagorus history 5. King of all the gods E. Homer 6. Ancient Greece developed what type of government? a. Republic b. Democracy c. Senate d. Dictatorship 7. The ________________ horse allowed the Greeks to do a sneak attack on Troy. a. State b. Roman c. Trojan d. Egyptian 8. Ancient Greece used many __________ in their architecture. a. Pillars b. Windows c. Doors d. Fans 9. Greek mythologies are stories about __________. a. Gods and heroes b. Animals c. Nature d. People 10. Ancient Greeks were ________ because they believed in more than one god. a. Monotheist b. Christian c. Polytheistic d. Muslim 11. To find out about the future many Greeks visited the__________. a. Mountain b. Oracle c. Gods d. Temple 12. Greece invented the ___________. a. Wheelbarrow b. Wagon c. Olympics d. Kite 13. What is the name of this famous structure that was built during the classical period? a. Vatican b. Acropolis c. Parthenon d. Amphitheatre 14. Which of the following were NOT taken from ancient Greece? a. Our government b. Our buildings c. The Olympics d. Our religion 15. Greece built the ______________, the place where they put on plays. a. Amphitheater b. Parthenon c. Acropolis d. Vatican Matching 16. Dark Age A. Flourish of culture and trade 17. Heroic Age B. Alexander the Great 18. Hellenistic Period C. Mycenaean’s 19. Archaic period D. Democracy 20. Classical Period E. Dorian’s Answer questions #21-­‐24 using the following map. 21. What body of water is the letter E? a. Mediterranean Sea b. Aegean Sea c. Black Sea d. Caspian Sea 22. Which letter shows the Mediterranean Sea? a. E b. C c. G d. B 23. What city-­‐state is Athens? a. G b. F c. D d. J 24. Which city-­‐state is Sparta? a. J b. D c. F d. G 25. How long did the Trojan War last? a. 10 hours b. 10 days c. 10 years d. 100 years 26. Which Greek ruler founded an empire that reached to India? a. Pericles b. Aristotle c. Alexander d. Paris 27. What did winning athletes receive in the Olympics? a. Gold b. A wreath c. A medal d. A torch True or False 28. Women in Sparta had more freedom than in other Greek city-­‐states. 29. 300 Spartans fought and died at Thermopylae. 30. Girls were not allowed to go to school in ancient Greece. 31. What was the hill in ancient Greece where the Parthenon was built? a. The agora b. The acropolis c. The archon d. Mount Olympia 32. Which goddess did the people of Athens believed watched over them? a. Hera b. Aphrodite c. Athena d. Artemis 33. What was the name of the Greek marketplace? a. The agora b. The acropolis c. The archon d. The metropolitan 34. When ancient Greeks died they were ___________. a. Buried b. Cremated c. Buried and cremated 35. Democracy translates to ___________. a. Power to the Kings b. The rule of the republic c. The rule of the people d. Peace for everyone 36. Greece is made up of mostly___________. a. Desert b. Water c. Savanna d. Mountains 37. Athens and Sparta fought in the ____________. a. Peloponnesian War b. Trojan War c. Battle of the gods d. War of Sparta 38. ______________ took boys at the age of 7 to condition them to be warriors. a. Athens b. Sparta 39. ____________ took boys at the age of 7 to go to school. a. Athens b. Sparta 40. ___________ developed the first democracy. a. Athens b. Sparta 41. ____________ was the founder of democracy. a. Aristotle b. Socrates c. Plato d. Pericles 42. Which of the following was an effect of Greece’s geography. a. The creation of city-­‐states with different laws and rulers b. The creation of laws c. The belief in gods and goddesses d. Reading and Writing 43. Helots were _______________ in ancient Sparta. a. Warriors b. Rulers c. Slaves d. Women 44. In Athens these people could vote. a. Women b. Boys c. Foreigners d. Greek men 45. Most Greeks wore a ______________. a. Chiton b. Crown c. Shield d. Wig Matching 46. Philosopher A. A small group of people in control of the government 47. Immortal B. Citizens having a say in the government 48. Oligarchy C. Great Thinker 49. Democracy D. To live forever 50. Agora E. The marketplace