Ancient Greece

What was the place where 12 of the most important Greek gods lived?

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Mount Olympus

• Homer

System of government where power lies in the hands of all citizens

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Homer

What is the war between the Athens and Sparta called?

• Peloponnesian War

• Trojan War

• Plato

• Persian War

From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be

• philosophers

• politicians

• soldiers

• artists

Located on Peloponneus, what Greek citystate/polis evolved into a purely military society?

• Sparta

• Delia

• Athens

• Ionia

Spartan men were allowed to retire from the army at age

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 60

The mixture of Greek and Middle Eastern culture that formed during & after Alexander is called

• Septuagint

• Ptolemaic

• Hellenistic

• Stoic

All of the following were true of the ancient Olympics EXCEPT

• women were not permitted to watch

• non-Athenians were not allowed to compete

• they were held in honor of Zeus

• they did not include team events

Who was the god of the "underworld?"

• Helots

• Aphrodite

• Hades

• Zeus

Who is the goddess of love, desire and beauty?

• Aphrodite

• Socrates

• Zeus

• Minoan