Ancient Greece

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• desert
• rolling plains

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Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• mountains and water

• communication was easy
• most people had horses

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

How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?

• the clothes that they wore
• buildings and architecture
• everybody walks everywhere
• communities are isolated

Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?

• Pythagoras
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Plato

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

Stories about Greek gods and goddesses are called myths. Myths were used by Greeks to -

• explain things they failed to understand

• Increase loyalty to political leaders

• Explain the strategies of miliary leaders

• Record historical events

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

• Poseidon.
• Ares.  
• Zeus.
• Athena.  

According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...

• in Athens.
• on Mount Olympus.
• in Sparta.
• in Turkey.

I am the God of sun, medicine and healing, who am I?

• Zeus
• Mercury
• Nike
• Apollo