Ancient Greece

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

Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?

• Pythagoras
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Plato

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

What type of government is run by a few of the most powerful men in the city?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

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

• counties

• city-states

• provinces

• parishes

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• Marathons
• Olympics
• Triathlons 

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

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta

What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?

• Romans
• Spartans
• Persians
• Mycenaeans

Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?

• Pericles
• Leonidas
• Themistocles
• Socrates

A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth