Ancient Greece Chapters Test Quizs

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it.

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• an area with major rivers running through it

• a very mountainous region

Which epic poem tells the story of the Trojan War?

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Tortoise and the Hare

• Troy

Define: democracy

• ruled by a few

• ruled by the wealthy

• ruled by the people

• ruled by a king or queen

Greek philosophers were the first people who

• solved Greek crime mysteries

• explained why Greek gods were to be worshipped

• help other Greeks make good choices in life

• think about other explanations for events then being the work of the gods

Athens, Sparta or Both?
Government was an oligarchy,

• Athens

• Sparta

• Both

Athens, Sparta or Both?
Democracy in Greece started in the city of ........

• Athens

• Sparta

• Both

What is the result of the Peloponnesian War?

• Sparta becomes the most powerful city-state in Greece.

• Sparta becomes an empire.

• Sparta and Athens declare a truce.

• Athens' victory!

The geography of Greece can be described as......

• flat with fertile plains

• rocky and mountainous

• cold and barren

• having small hills and forests

What did NOT happen at the agora?

• people gathered for safety

• people shopped

• people met up with friends

• people heard speeches

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top is called an .......

• assembly

• acropolis

• aristocrats

• Aesop