Ancient Greece Quiz

What did the Greeks innovate due to the mountainous terrain and limited farmland?

• Irrigation systems

• Terrace farming

• Crop rotation

• Greenhouses

What was a polis in ancient Greece?

• A type of government

• A marketplace

• An independent city-state

• A religious temple

What form of government did most Greek city-states have at first?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

What type of government did Athens have?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democratic

• Theocracy

In Athens, who could participate in the Assembly?

• All citizens over 30 years old

• Any male over 18

• Only wealthy citizens

• Women and men over 18

Who were the Helots in Sparta?

• Wealthy landowners

• Foreign traders

• Enslaved people

• Military leaders

What was the main part of the Greek army called?

• Cavalry

• Phalanx

• Legion

• Brigade

Who wrote the 'Odyssey' and 'Iliad'?

• Sophocles

• Aesop

• Homer

• Plato

What did Pythagoras contribute to mathematics?

• Invented the pulley and the lever

• Calculated the circumference of the Earth

• Developed the theorem for right triangle solutions

• Father of modern Geometry

Which philosopher is known for the Socratic Method?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Solon