GRADE (5) UNIT 6 LESSON 1

During which period did the Greeks modify the Phoenician alphabet to create their own writing system?

• Classical Period

• Hellenistic Period

• Archaic Period

• Roman Period

What was the 'Golden Age of Ancient Greece' also known as?

• The Hellenistic Period

• The Classical Period

• The Archaic Period

• The Roman Period

Who was responsible for launching the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece?

• Pericles

• Alexander the Great

• Hercules

• The Romans

What was one of the main reasons Greeks started colonizing areas far from their mainland?

• To spread their culture

• To escape wars

• Scarcity of farmland

• To build more temples

During which period did Alexander the Great rise to power?

• Classical Period

• Hellenistic Period

• Archaic Period

• Roman Period

Who was Pericles?

• A Roman emperor

• A Greek philosopher

• A Spartan warrior

• An Athenian general and politician

What significant conflict occurred near the end of the Classical period?

• War between Athens and Sparta

• War between Greece and Rome

• War between Greece and Egypt

• War between Athens and Persia

What was different about education for boys and girls in Ancient Greece?

• Only girls went to school

• Girls learned more science than boys

• Boys learned music while girls learned basic arithmetic

• Girls and boys had the same education

What ancient device was designed to calculate astronomical positions?

• The sundial

• The Antikythera

• The astrolabe

• The compass

When did the Archaic period begin?

• 500 BC

• 336 BC

• 800 BC

• 323 BC