Ancient Greece

One of the most powerful Greek City-States and birthplace of Democracy.

• Athens 
• Sparta 
• Thebes 
• Corinth 

Greek word for city 

• polis 
• agora 
• acropolis 
• oligarchy 

Who did the Greeks defeat in a war using a wooden horse?

• Trojans

• Minoans

• Romans

• Egyptians

The city-state where boys, at the age of 7, would start hardy soldier training

• Athens
• Sparta
• Delphi
• Olympia

Which group(s) of people were not allowed to be citizens in Athens? (select all that apply)

• Men

• Women

• Slaves

• Foreigners

What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?

• Rome & Alexandria
• Corinth & Olympia
• Thebes & Argos
• Sparta & Athens

The ideal Spartan believed that ________.

• The family came before Sparta

• Sparta came before family

• Greece needed to be united as one country

• The key to winning a war was all about the size of your army

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

what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called? 

(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)

• Agriculture
• Thermopylae
• Acropolis
• Ephor