Ancient Greece Test

Who wrote the Illiad?

• Plato

• Alexander The Great

• Homer

• Aristotle

Life in ancient Greece was shaped by what geographical features?

• mountains and islands

• sea and coast

• flat

• grassy

why was Athens and Sparta at war for most of the 5th Century?

• because they were fighting over the queen

• trying to establish city-states

• Athens navy

• Sparta was concerned about the influence of Athens

How did Alexander the Great expand Greek culture in conquered areas?

• using slaves

• by establishing cities with Greek features

• by setting up agoras

• defeating the Greeks

What physical feature of Ancient Greece did the people rely heavily upon?

• coastline

• glaciers

• lakes

• harbors

Cyrus the Great began to build an empire from the Persian homeland that is now located in which present-day country?

• United States

• Iran

• Africa

• China

What was an important export of Ancient Greece?

• pottery

• coffee

• sugar

• cars

Why was Ancient Greece divided into separate city-states?

• long fence

• The Great Wall of China

• no cell service

• mountains

Who united the city-states of Greece and conquered the Persian Empire?

• Plato

• Alexander the Great

• Mycenae

• Socrates

What provided Greece with protection against invasion? (landform)

• mountains

• coastline

• the Parthenon

• Zeus