Ancient Greece Quiz

The Minoan civilization arose on the Greek island of

• Delos

• Crete

• Rhodes

How did the geography influence the development of Greece?

• Rich soil led to dependence on agriculture.

• Flat lands made it easy for one ruler to control all of Greece.

• Mountains caused each polis to be isolated (separated) from one another.

Homer's epic poems, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey,' center around the

• Peloponnesian War.

• Persian War.

• Trojan War.

A Spartan boy's education emphasized

• religion.

• art and poetry.

• military skills.

According to Homer, what qualities did a hero have?

• money and power

• intelligence and courage

• culture and strength

Who is the Goddess of Athens?

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hera

Athena was the Goddess of

• Love and marriage.

• Sea and land.

• Wisdom and war.

If there had been no threat of conquest (war) from outside Greece like Persia

• Greek culture might never have flowered.

• Greek city-states might never have joined forces.

• Sparta and Athens might have united.

The army of Xerxes defeated the Greeks in the

• Battle of Marathon.

• Battle of Thermopylae.

• Battle of Salamis.

What was the Delian League?

• Another name for Alexander's empire.

• An alliance of city-states dominated by Crete.

• An alliance of city-states dominated by Athens.