Ancient Greece

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Sandburg. 
• Pericles

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?

• Pericles
• Leonidas
• Themistocles
• Socrates

Which best describes the reason independent city-states developed in Greece.

• A. Settlements were isolated from each other by mountians and seas.
• B. Minoans took the best farmland on mainland Greece and other groups had to settle where they could.
• C. Language differences made it difficult for groups to communicate.
• D. Food shortages causes cities to become small.

What is the name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander’s empire?

• Phalanx

• Hellenic

• Hellenistic

• Spartan

_______ taught the way to seek truth is through a series of questions & answers.

• Socrates

• Archimedes

• Aristotle

• Plato

How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?

• In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
• Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
• Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
• Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.

Why was Socrates executed?

• He was poisoned
• He was blamed for corrupting the youth of Athens
• He used the Socratic Method
• He was old

Which philosopher was a tutor for Alexander the Great when he was a boy?

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Socrates
• Sappho

Powerful city state located in the south of the Peloponnesus whose citizens valued strength and believed that society was more important than the individual

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta