Ancient Greece Review

What is a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides?

• peninsula

• isthmus

• seafaring

• city-state

What is the name of the southern part of Greece?

• Macedonia

• Thrace

• Peloponnesus

• Anatolia

Who first created an alphabet?

• Greeks

• Phoenicians

• Chinese

• Egyptians

What is NOT true about Mt Olympus?

• highest mountain in Greece

• home of 12 major gods

• top often covered in clouds

• only found in stories/myths

Who was the king/ruler of the gods?

• Athena

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Titans

Who was the god of the sea?

• Ares

• Poseidon

• Hermes

• Apollo

In the Iliad story, what does Eris leave at the wedding?

• gold

• apple

• lightning

• gifts

In the Iliad story, who is invulnerable?

• Paris

• Patroclus

• Achilles

• Agamemon

In the Iliad story, how do the Greeks win?

• Achilles dies

• Trojan horse

• magic spear

• Spartan army

What does "polis" mean?

• city-state

• war

• gods

• democracy