Core Knowledge 6 - Ancient Greece and Rome A

Imagine you are an archaeologist studying ancient Greece. You come across a term used to describe a city-state. What is this term?

• agora

• acropolis

• ostrakon

• polis

During a history class, students were asked about the chief god according to Greek mythology. Who was it?

• Hera

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Athena

What was the name of the group that voted to determine government policy in ancient Athens?

• Assembly

• Agora

• Senate

• Symposium

Who could be a citizen of Athens?

• anyone who was born in Athens

• any adult male

• any male or female adult who had at least one Athenian parent

• any male adult who was not enslaved and had two Athenian parents

During a history class, the teacher asked, 'Who is said to have written the Greek epic poems the Illiad and the Odyssey?'

• Homer.

• Plato.

• Symposium.

• Aristides.

What city-state was the main rival of Athens?

• Carthage

• Olympia

• Sparta

• Peloponnesus

Imagine you are a historian studying the ancient city-state of Sparta. According to your research, what was the most important aspect to Spartans?

• their military prowess

• their artistic capabilities

• their skills in debate

• their shipbuilding techniques

How did the Olympic Games begin?

• as a religious festival to honor Zeus.

• as a way to avoid military service

• as a funeral service for a king

• as punishment for captured enemies

What was the primary purpose of the formation of the Delian League by the Greek city-states?

• to counter the power of the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League

• to gear up for the impending conflicts of the Peloponnesian War

• to initiate an education system for the youth of Athens

• to protect themselves from potential future invasions by Persia

What was an important Greek building, a temple to honor Athena, called?

• Acropolis

• Lyceum

• Colosseum

• Parthenon