Ancient Greece Quiz

Who founded the largest empire in the world in ancient history?

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Cyrus the Great

• Cleopatra

Which form of government did Ancient Greece mainly practice?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Where was the southeastern part of ancient Greece located?

• Balkans

• Anatolia

• Iberian Peninsula

• Peloponnese

What event led to the First Persian Invasion of Greece?

• The Battle of Marathon

• The Peloponnesian War

• The Persian-Greek Alliance

• The Ionian Greeks' rebellion

Who led the Spartans in the famous Battle of Thermopylae?

• Socrates

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Leonidas

In what year did the Second Persian Invasion of Greece take place?

• 400 BCE

• 450 BCE

• 300 BCE

• 480 BCE

Which city-state emerged as the most powerful after the Greco-Persian Wars?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Thebes

• Corinth

What caused the weakening of Athens during the Peloponnesian War?

• Foreign invasions

• The Plague

• Economic collapse

• Civil unrest

Who conquered all of Greece except Sparta?

• Cleopatra

• Philip II of Macedon

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

What league did Athens create after the war with Persia?

• Spartan League

• Athenian Alliance

• Delian League

• Corinthian Confederation