WH Ancient Greece Lesson 1 Quiz

What sea was near Ancient Greece?

• the Aegean

• the Black Sea

• the Red Sea

• the Atlantic

What did the Greeks LACK?

• usable farmland

• sea access

• trade with others

• a system of writing

which group of people settled among the Greek islands/mainland around 2000 BC?

• the Romans

• the Mycenaeans

• the Persians

• the Sea People

What do historians think about the Trojan War?

• could be based on a real city, real events, and people

• likely fictional

What group of raiders arrived in Ancient Greece around 1200 BC and burned many Mycenaean cities?

• the Romans

• the Goths

• the Persians

• the Dorians

on which peninsula is Greece located?

• Balkan

• Iberian

• Jutland

• Scandinavian

According to legend, who killed Hector during the Trojan War?

• Achilles

• Zeus

• Helen

• Homer

What human qualities were given to gods and goddesses in Greek myth?

• human qualities, like jealousy, loving, hate, quarreling

• the gods were perfect - unlike humans

• the gods and goddesses did not have human emotions

Match the name of the Greek supernatural being to his or her description: Ruler of the gods

• Zeus

• Hera

• Polyphemus

• Athena

Match the name of the Greek supernatural being to his or her description: wife of Zeus

• Zeus

• Hera

• Polyphemus

• Athena