Ancient Greece/Mythology Quiz

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• desert
• rolling plains

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What made communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• Mountains and Water
• communication was easy
• most people had horses

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on three sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

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During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?

• The Hellenistic Age
• The Golden Age
• The Peloponnesian Age
• The Bronze Age

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Sandburg. 
• Pericles

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What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

_{^{Greece has many _________that are like mini countries.}}

• counties
• city-states
• provinces
• parishes

The Greeks used a writing system developed by 

• Egyptians
• Phoenicians 
• Mycenaeans
• Romans

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta