Test on Ancient Greece

During a geography class, Marlowe and Ellie were discussing the land of Greece and its geographical stretch. They were curious about how the land of Greece extends from this Balkan peninsula to these seas.

• Peloponnese Peninsula to the Aegean and Ionian Seas

• Balkan Peninsula to the Mediterranean and Black Seas

• Thessaly Peninsula to the Adriatic and Aegean Seas

• Macedonian Peninsula to the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas

Ivy and James are planning a trip to modern day Greece. What types of physical features should they expect to see?

• Mountains and hills

• Deserts and plains

• Rainforests and wetlands

• Tundra and ice fields

Which Greek city-state had a military culture?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Thebes

Evan and his friends in Sparta spent most of their lives preparing to be what?

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Warriors

• Philosophers

What was the plan that helped the Greeks win at the walled city of Troy?

• The Trojan Horse strategy

• The Battle of Marathon

• The Delian League formation

• The Spartan phalanx formation

In which city-state did young boys like Henry and Michael begin their military training at the age of seven?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Thebes

During the history quiz, Levi correctly answered that the Greeks defeated the _________ led by Xerxes.

• Persians

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Macedonians

What was the Golden Age of Greece and what role did Pericles play in it?

• A period of great cultural and political achievement in Greece, with Pericles leading Athens to its height.

• A time of economic decline in Greece, with Pericles causing political instability.

• An era of military conquest in Greece, with Pericles expanding the empire.

• A phase of scientific discovery in Greece, with Pericles funding research.

During a literature class, Sutton and Addie were discussing famous poets. Who is the renowned blind Greek poet known for writing about the Trojan War in the Iliad and Odyssey?

• Homer

• Virgil

• Sophocles

• Euripides

Michael and Ellie were discussing which famous philosopher started The Academy and is considered the father of political science. Who is it?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

• Confucius