Greece Quiz

Which two statements below are NOT true of Greece's geography?

• there are many mountains

• it is mostly desert

• there are many small islands

• most people live near the sea

• it is easy to grow food there

Match the government name to its definition

• rule by a small group of people

• democracy

• rule by religion

• monarchy

• rule by one person

• anarchy

• no government

• oligarchy

• rule by the people

• theocracy

Put the facts under the right Greek city state

Groups:

(a) Athens

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(b) Delphi

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(c) Sparta

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(d) Olympia

• B) City god is Apollo

• N) Has a large market called the Agora

• F) Famous as a religious center

• H) Famous for its strong army

• D) City god is Athena

• I) Famous for sport

• S) Uses slaves called helots for farming

• G) Famous for its culture and clever people

• A) A woman called the Pythia lives there

• L) Government is a theocracy

• O) Home of the great philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

• C) City god is Artemis

• M) Had a great king called Leonidas who fought 10,000 Persians with only 300 men

• R) This city is governed by a nearby city

• K) Government is a monarchy (but with two kings)

• E) City god is Zeus

• J) Government is a democracy

• Q) The most famous building is the Tholos, where people give sacrfiices to the gods

• P) Produces very good olives

Match the Greek god to their domain

• Wisdom

• Demeter

• War

• Poseidon

• Sea

• Zeus

• Farming

• Athena

• Lightning

• Ares

Put these battles in time order, from earliest to latest

• Thermopylae

• Salamis

• Platea

• Marathon

Match the battles to the facts about them

• Had the largest ever Greek army

• Salamis

• 300 Spartans held 10,000 Persians

• Platea

• Was a naval battle involving 800 ships

• Marathon

• Athenian soldiers defeated Darius's army

• Thermopylae

Which fact about Alexander is NOT true?

• Alexander visited China

• Alexander was King of Macedonia

• Alexander became King at 19

• Alexander died at 32

• Alexander was tutored by a philosopher

Many historians think Alexander died from catching malaria or t______ fever

Note: this question is worth 25% of the total score.

Write a paragraph to answer ONE of the following questions. Make sure to add the number of the question you are answering. You will be given points based on whether the facts you give are true, and how good your reasons are:

1. If you went back in time to ancient Greece, which Greek city state would you most like to live in and why?

2. 2. If you lived in Ancient Greece, which god would you choose to worship and why?

3. 3. What was the most important battle in the Greco-Persian Wars and why?

4. 4. What made Alexander "the Great"?