Ancient Greece - Introduction

About when did the ancient Greek civilization start?

• about 1200 BCE

• about 1200 CE

• about 3200 years ago

• about 1000 years ago

• about 800 years ago

Over ________ years its influence reached as far as _______ and ________.

• Over 5000 years its influence reached as far as France and China.

• Over 1000 years its influence reached as far as Spain and China.

• Over 1000 years its influence reached as far as Spain and India.

• Over 1000 years its influence reached as far as Britain and India.

What was the most important political system the ancient Greeks invented?

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Federation

• City states

What sporting tradition did the ancient Greeks start? What was one major reason they started it?

• The Olympics. They started it to make money.

• The Olympics. They were inspired by their war heroes.

• Football. They were inspired by their war heroes.

• Discus throwing. They were inspired by their war heroes.

What is this building called?

• The Colosseum

• The Discobolus

• The Parthenon

• The Pathenon

What sort of Ancient Greek column is this?

• Doric

• Straight

• Deric

• Delphic

What types of columns did the ancient Greeks invent?

• Doric

• Ionic

• Bionic

• Corinthian

• Carinthian

_____ was the chief god of the ancient Greeks, the Romans called him Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

• Zeus

• Venus

Name two famous ancient Greek philosophers.

• Aristotle

• Alexander

• Plato

• Pluto

• Iliad

Where does our word 'alphabet' come from?

• The first and last letters of the ancient Greek alphabet

• The first two letters of the ancient Greek alphabet

• The ancient Greek word for language.

• The ancient Greek word for 'words'