Ancient Greece Review

Who was the playwright known for his tragedies such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone?

• Euripides

• Plato

• Aristophanes

• Sophocles

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

• polis

• megapolis

• metropolis

• acropolis

Who was the father of Alexander the Great and the king of Macedonia?

• Cleopatra

• Alexander III

• Julius Caesar

• Philip II

What was the military formation used by Greek armies, consisting of heavily armed soldiers called hoplites?

• Phalanx

• Squadron

• Cavalry

• Platoon

What is the name of the famous temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena?

• Parthenon

• Acropolis

• Eiffel Tower

• Colosseum

What was the practice of banishing or exiling a citizen from a city-state called?

• expulsion

• deportation

• emigration

• ostracism

What is the term for a priest or priestess who served as a medium through whom the gods were consulted?

• cleric

• witch doctor

• oracle

• shaman

What is the term for a form of government in which power is held by a small group of people?

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• monarchy

What was the civilization that dominated the Greek mainland from about 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE?

• Minoan

• Spartan

• Mycenaean

• Athenian

What was the term for the enslaved population in ancient Sparta?

• serfs

• peasants

• slaves

• helots