Ancient Greece Part I

Ancient Greece was not a unified empire, but divided into:

• Colonies

• City-states

• Provinces

• Territories

One reason the Greeks weren't united was because of their geography. Greece has:

• Mountains

• Islands

• Surrounded by water

• All of the above

Who wrote the Iliad?

• Homer

• Herodotus

• Heracles

• Hiro

In the story, who came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse?

• Menelaus

• Agamemnon

• Achilles

• Odysseus

Who was the greatest Greek warrior of all time? (according to legend)

• Hector

• Ajax

• Achilles

• Odysseus

Who was the greatest Trojan warrior?

• Hector

• Ajax

• Achilles

• Odysseus

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• Polling Place
• Acropolis
• Polis
• Oligarchy

Who were the ancient people who lived on the island of Crete and built a grand palace in the city of Knossos?

• Minoans
• Romans
• Persians
• Spartans

What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?

• Romans
• Spartans
• Persians
• Mycenaeans

Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey?"

• Socrates

• Homer

• Aristotle

• Plato