Ancient Greece- Part 1

Greece is located upon what body of water?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

The Minoans were successful traders who lived on an island called what?

• Mycenae

• Knossos

• Crete

• Polis

Historians disagree about whether this war was really fought or whether it's a mixed up memory of a lot of different events.

• The Spartan War

• The Mycenaean War

• The Trojan War

After city-states began to form, some citizens came up with the idea to form a type of government called what?

• Polis

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Dictatorship

Which famous Greek poet wrote the epics: The Iliad and The Odyssey?

• Solon

• Aeneas

• Virgil

• Homer

A period during which Athens grew rich from silver and trade and made important cultural achievements.

• The Golden Age

• The Silver Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Dark Ages

The Greeks worshipped a family of gods and goddesses led by

• Zeus and Aphrodite

• Dionysos and Athena

• Demeter

• Zeus and Hera

According to some myths, Zeus defeated what god in a fight for the throne of the gods?

• Poseidon

• Kronos

• Artemis

• Apollo