Ancient Greece (2nd Trimester Test)

What type of government was created by the Greeks and influenced the U.S.?

Zeus, Hercules, Athena and Achilles are all part of what branch of Ancient Greek culture?

• Greek History

• Greek Mythology

• Greek Government

• Greek Military

What building was built by Pericles for the goddess Athena?

• The Parthenon

• The Colosseum

• The Colossus of Rhodes

Which cultures were the first in ancient Greece?

• The Minoans and Mycaeneans

• The Harappans and Sumerians

• The Phoenicians and Persians

Which type of democracy did the Athenians create? (each citizen could vote on laws)

How is American democracy different from Athenian democracy?

• Americans vote for representatives

• Americans have a king

• Americans vote directly on laws

According to legend why did the messenger to Athens drop dead after bringing the news of the Greek victory at the Battle of Marathon?

• He ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens

• He was wounded by Darius I

• He was executed as a Persian spy

Who were the Spartans?

• Greek city-state that was focused on a strong military and rivals of Athens

• Persian warriors that invaded Greece

• Army of Alexander the Great

Where is Greece in Europe?

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Southwest

Greek hero of Homer's The Illiad who fought in the Trojan War and was invincible everywhere except his heel?

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Apollo