All About Ancient Greeks

Who was forbidden to attend the first Olympic games under penalty of death?

• slaves
• citizens
• women 
• gods and goddesses

According to Greek mythology, which god or goddess stopped growing things when Persephone was kidnapped?

• Zeus
• Demeter
• Hades
• Hermes

Which class of people held all the power and made all the rules in the Greek city-states?

• Outsiders
• Slaves
• Citizens
• Helots

Who was an important ancient Greek scientist and mathematician?

• Aristotle
• Demeter
• Persephone
• Archimedes

In what city-state did democracy begin?

• Marathon
• Delphi
• Sparta
• Athens

Greeks went to special places called _______ to ask the gods questions.

• Agoras
• Temples
• Oracles
• Temples

Who were the first people to live in Greece?

• Spartans
• Athenians
• Minoans
• Cretans

Which of the following was NOT found in the Minoan palace at Knossos by archaeologist Arthur Evans?

• 1,500 rooms
• indoor plumbing for running water
• bathrooms with flush toilets
• electricity

• trial by jury
• the first alphabet
• skill at road building
• wheel and axel

Why was the Aegean Sea the most important body of water to the ancient Greeks?

• It was wide open without a lot of small islands in the way of sailing.
• It provided fish for food and was safer and less windy for sailing on trading journeys.
• It was the only body of water that surrounded Greece.
• It was the largest body of water that bordered Greece.