Quiz on the History of Greece

During which time frame did agriculture first emerge in ancient Greece?

• 1100–800 BC

• 13000–7000 BC

• 3000–1400 BC

• 7000–6500 BC

Which civilization is known for its flat female idols carved from marble?

• Cycladic civilization

• Minoan civilization

• Roman civilization

• Mycenaean civilization

What significant event occurred in 1453?

• The signing of the Treaty of Sèvres

• The beginning of the Hellenistic period

• The start of the Greek War of Independence

• The fall of Constantinople

Who was the first King of Greece after independence?

• Alexander

• Otto

• Philip II

• George I

What was the main cause of the Peloponnesian War?

• Dispute between Athens and Sparta

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The Persian invasion

• The rise of the Mycenaean civilization

Which period is known for the flourishing of Ancient Greek democracy?

• Roman Greece

• Hellenistic Greece

• Classical Greece

• Archaic Greece

What was the Delian League?

• A famous Greek philosopher

• A military strategy

• An alliance of Greek city-states

• A type of Greek pottery

Which empire ruled Greece from 146 BC to AD 324?

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Macedonian Empire

What was the primary language spoken in Mycenaean Greece?

• Linear B

• Latin

• Linear A

• Greek

What was the main focus of the Greek Dark Ages?

• Decline in population and literacy

• Expansion of trade

• Formation of city-states

• Cultural revival