Greek Civilization

Kassandra, Erik, and Jesus are studying ancient civilizations and learned that the people of Greece used the Aegean Sea as a means of travel between cities. They also discovered that the sea provided a source of food in the form of fish. Is this true?

• True

• False

The Greek mainland is predominantly flat with very few mountains. This lack of natural barriers led to the unification of the major city-states.

• True

• False

Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain in Greece. It is also known as the "Home of the Olympiads".

• True
• False

In Athens, the Council of the Elders was the only body of government, while in Sparta, all citizens were involved in governance.

• True

• False

The primary focus of Spartan society was warfare.

• True

• False

The Greco-Persian war lasted 500 years. This involved the first Persian empire and the Polis.

• True
• False

Persian kings were called "King of Kings".

• True
• False

Alexander the Great was the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 550 BCE.

• True
• False

During the ancient Greece a series of wars were fought by Athens and Spartans called ---

• War of the Worlds
• Peloponessian Wars
• The Great War

What are the reasons of the deadly conflict between Sparta and Athens? Choose three.

• the growing power of Athens and Sparta
• it was also caused by their rivalry
• the tensions built between city-states by the Delian League
• the beauty of Helen of Troy