Greek and Hellenistic Civilization

The first written records of the ancient Olympic Games dated to 776 B.C. which was held in _______, Greece to honour Zeus.

• Rhodes

• Olympia

• Corinth

• Thebes

A POLIS is a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.

• True

• False

Which battle was fought between an alliance of Ancient Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas I of Sparta, and the Achaemenid Empire of Xerxes I. It was fought over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece.

• Ionian Revolt

• Battle of Artemissium

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Salamis

Who was the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and succeeded his father King Philip II to the throne at the age of 20, and spent most of his ruling years conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout Western Asia and Northeastern Africa?

• Xerxes I

• Phillip II

• Ptolemy I

• Alexander III

This is the flag of ________ dynasty of Egypt after Alexander the Great empire divided into three ruling families.

• Seleucid

• Ptolemaic

• Antigonid

Hellenization or Hellenistic, refers to the spread of Greek culture to Mediterranean, West and Central Asia after the conquest of Alexander the Great.

• True

• False

What was the war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta in 431-404 B.C.?

• Peloponnesian War

• Battle of Marathon

• Corinthian War

• Battle of Salamis

Who is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus?

• Poseidon

• Heracles

• Zeus

• Ares

The ____________ was founded in 478 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, with the number of members numbering between 150 and 330 under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea at the end of the Second Persian invasion of Greece?

• Athenae Diades

• Delian League

• Milyae Tribe

• Peloponnesian League

Looked at the Hellenistic World Map after Alexander the Great's conquest. What dynasty is being shown blank and has question mark?

• Thermopylae

• Mycenae

• Antigonus