Ancient Greek Civilization Quiz

The Minoan Civilization was located on the island of _______.

• Crete
• Sicily

• Cyprus

• Malta

_______ cover most of Greece’s mainland.

• Mountains
• Rivers

• Deserts

• Plains

The Palace at Knossos that displayed Frescoes and influenced the Myth of the Minotaur. _____________.

• Labyrinth
• Colosseum

• Parthenon

• Pantheon

German Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann potentially discovered what ancient city in 1873. ______________.

• Troy
• Rome

• Athens

• Carthage

Civilization that intermarried with native Greeks and set up a kingdom on the Greek peninsula. ______________.

• Mycenaeans
• Phoenicians

• Etruscans

• Carthaginians

Greek cities are called _______.

• City-states
• Provinces

• Regions

• Territories

There were different types of government practiced by Greek cities. If the government was led by a king who inherited his position from his family, that is called a ____________.

• Monarchy
• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

If a government was led by a small group of people, usually the rich people, it was called an __________.

• Oligarchy
• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

If the government was led by a popular leader who took over by force, it was called a ___________.

• Tyranny
• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

In Athens, the citizens governed themselves. All men could vote in the assembly. This type of government is called a __________.

• Democracy
• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy