Modeled after the games of ancient Greece, every four years countries around the world participate in the -

• Marathon

• Olympics

• Chariot Games

• Parthenon

What is the name of the Greek building that sits atop the Acropolis?

• Colosseum

• The Great Wall

• The Parthenon

• The Capital Building

The government of the United States is based on the ancient Greek idea of a -

• king over a nation

• president who makes all the laws

• government by the people

• colony appointed by a king

Ancient Greek men voted on their own rules and laws. This form of government is called -

• monarchy

• republic

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

Greg is planning a trip to Greece. Which continent will he visit?

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

• Europe

Which of the following is a physical characteristic of ancient Greece?

• hot desert

• gold mines

• rocky mountains and hills

• grasslands

Where did ancient Greeks farm?

• on terraced hillsides

• in mines

• across flat lands

• between rolling hills

What are four primary contributions made by the ancient Greeks?

• architecture

• writing

• government

• art

• sports

A peninsula is surrounded on all sides by water, just like an island.

• True

• False

The great philosophers of Ancient Greece were:

• Socrates
• Plato
• Aristotle
• all three (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle)