Ancient Greece

What is the name of the Greek literature that is a long poem used to teach values?

• Sonnet
• Bonnet
• Epic
• Novel

What title is often associated with Herodotus?

• 'The father of Truth'
• 'The father of Lies'
• 'The father of Research'
• 'The father of History'

Alexander the Great hopes to combine the best of 

• Greek and Persian Culture
• Greek and Egyptian Culture
• Persian and Egyptian Culture
• Greek and Roman Culture

Why did the Greeks city-states have difficulty uniting as one country? 

• They shared the same trade routes
• They were isolated by mountains & water
• They had their own gods
• They did not speak the same language 

What happens during the night once the Trojan Horse is brought into the city?

• The gods protect it from destruction
• It is completely destroyed
• They end up winning--a true underdog story
• They escape to Brazil

What type of government exists when a few wealthy people are in power?

• monarchy 
• democracy
• oligarchy
• tyranny

Greek battle messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens

• Achilles
• Hermes
• Pheidippides
• Pericles

Which civilization had a higher regard for women than most - Chief Deity was a woman called Earth Mother?

• Minoan
• Mycenaean
• Sparta
• Athens

Who used stone walls encircling the hilltop fortresses to offer protection?

• Minoan
• Perisa
• Mycenaean
• Acropolis

Who takes over the Mycenaean and it leads to overseas trading stopping and increasing poverty

• Athenians
• Spartans
• Minoans
• Dorians