Ancient Greece Flocabulary Study Guide

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

• Greek states were originally formed for religious reasons.

• Early Greece was a unified country with one currency, one army and one king.

• Greek city-states were surrounded by walls and originally built for protection.

• By the Bronze Age there were no more Greek city-states.

The Athenians were known for ________.

• Their physical fitness.

• Their vibrant art and culture.

• Not writing very much.

• Their strong military.

Socrates taught his students by ________.

• Asking a lot of questions.

• Giving long lectures.

• Teaching each student one on one.

• Giving lots of test.

In the early democracy of Athens, citizens were ________.

• Unable to establish a government.

• Unable to vote.

• Governed by a few rich noblemen.

• Expected to participate in their government.

Who was Plato's most famous student?

• Virgil

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

The Odyssey is a Greek epic because it is _______.

• Still taught today.

• A long poem about a great hero and his travels.

• A short novel about an important battle and its victors.

• A religious text about God.

The Parthenon was_________.

• A large statue of Apollo in Sparta.

• A famous temple dedicated to Athena.

• A school founded by Plato in Athens.

• The hill on which each city was built.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

• Alexander the Great was Aristotle's student.

• Alexander the Great wrote The Republic, a book about the best form of government.

• Alexander the Great conquered Persia and Phoenicia.

• Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout his empire.

Mount Olympus was _________

• The mountain the Greeks climbed in the first Olympic games.

• The only city-state with permanent soldiers.

• The name of Plato's famous academy.

• Believed to be where the Greek Gods lived.

What is an agora?

• The market place where residents could shop, trade, and gossip.

• A competition in the first Olympic games.

• The hill on which each city-state was built.

• The walls around the city states.