Classical Civilizations: Ancient Greece

What is the highest point in a Greek city-state, often with temples?

• Polis

• Tholos

• Acropolis

• Phalanx

Which form of government is ruled by a king and is usually hereditary?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Aristocracy

What is a circular burial tomb for Mycenaean kings called?

• Tholos

• Parthenon

• Phalanx

• Polis

Who was the Greek leader who expanded democracy in Athens?

• Homer

• Pericles

• Plato

• Socrates

What was the tactic used by Greeks to enter and defeat Troy during the Trojan War?

• Phalanx

• Trojan Horse

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Salamis

Which Greek city-state was known for its military and oligarchy government?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Thebes

Who was the mathematician known for creating a formula to calculate the relationship between the sides of a triangle?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

What is the name of the philosopher known for the question-and-answer method called the Socratic Method?

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Plato

• Pythagoras