Ancient Greece

Which of these is NOT true about the geography of Ancient Greece?

• Greece is made up of small islands and peninsulas

• Greece had a lot of good farmland

• Greece is rocky and mountainous

• The mountains and seas isolated Greek city-states

What did the ancient Greeks become very good at building because of their geography?

• Castles

• Pyramids

• Ships

• Weapons

What did all of the Greek city-states have in common?

• They shared the same language

• They all valued education and the arts

• The all had the same type of government

• All of these

Which Greek city-state became the most powerful and important of them all around 700 B.C.?

• Minoa

• Troy

• Athens

• Sparta

Who was allowed to be a citizen in Ancient Athens?

• Men and women

• All men, but no women

• Men that had two parents from Athens

• Anyone that lived in Athens

What type of democracy did Athens have?

• Representative

• Authoritative

• Participatory

• Direct

The most powerful Gods in Ancient Greece were known as the:

• Titans

• Olympians

• Athenians

• Spartans

What did the ancient Greeks build to honor their gods?

• Temples like the Parthenon

• Oracles

• Pyramids and obelisks

• None of these

What was the purpose of the ancient Olympics?

• It was a festival for the Gods

• To find out who the strongest person in Greece was

• To make money

• All of these

What field of study are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle famous for?

• Literature

• Philosophy

• Mathematics

• Science