Ancient Greece

Which best describes the geography of Greece?

• a peninsula with many mountains and islands

• an island with low hills and many rivers

• a flat peninsula with islands and volcanoes

How did the Mycenaeans win the Trojan War?

• They dug a hole under the wall surrounding Troy.

• They drilled a hole through their thick walls.

• They filled a wooden horse with soldiers and gave it to the Trojans as a gift.

What did Solon help create that means rule by the people?

• polis

• democracy

• juries

How did Athens choose government leaders?

• the oldest male in each family

• one king served for life

• names were chosen from a lottery or container

What was the goal of every Spartan man?

• to be the best warrior

• to be a wise teacher

• to be a fair leader

What stood at the center of each city-state or polis?

• a statue of the goddess of beauty (Aphrodite)

• a hill called an acropolis with a temple on top

• all of the words and shields that would be used in battle

Why did the Mycenaeans sail to Troy and fight the Trojan War?

• to gain all the treasure of Troy

• to take over Troy and move there

• to win back the beautiful, Helen

Who did the Greeks defeat twice? (They had a much bigger army than Greece.)

• Persians

• Egyptians

• Chinese

Why didn't the 300 Spartan soldiers win at the Battle of Thermopylae?

• Most of the army was sick.

• The Spartan soldiers did not have military training.

• A Greek traitor led the Persians behind the Greek army.

How did the Greeks defeat the Persians at Salamis?

• The Greek ships used battering rams to poke holes in the Persian ships.

• The Greeks jumped onto the Persian ships and took control

• The Greeks prayed to the gods and they destroyed the Persians.