Ancient Greece

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

The Greek word for 'city-state' is...

• county
• town
• borough
• polis

What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?  

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy

What type of government is run by a single ruler?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

• Poseidon.
• Ares.  
• Zeus.
• Athena.  

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets was...

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Marge. 
• Lisa.

Homer is best known for doing what?

• Doing epic deeds.
• Eating epic meals.
• Writing epic poems.  
• Going on epic journeys.  

 Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"? 

• Plato
• Homer
• Aristotle 
• Archimedes

Which philosopher created the scientific method and taught Alexander the Great?

• Socrates
• Phidias
• Archimedes
• Aristotle

Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?

• Mountains

• lots of coastline

• peninsulas and islands

• vast open plains