Greece

Question 1

who took the throne in Macedonia after Philip II was assassinated?

Answer 1

Alexander the Great

Question 2

Who was the famous Greek teacher that tutored Alexander the Great?

Answer 2

Aristotle

Question 3

The city-state of Sparta was characterised by…

Answer 3

An emphasis on warfare

Question 4

Order the following events chronologically: Pelopennesian wars, Greek Golden Age, Persian wars

Answer 4

1. Persian Wars
2. Greek Golden Age
3. Pelopennesian Wars

Question 5

T or F: mountains caused the Greeks to be somewhat isolated from one another.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

This pair of people were some of the first historians in Ancient Greece

Answer 6

Thucydides and Herodotus

Question 7

Sparta’s government system

Answer 7

Oligarchy

Question 8

Because of the location of Ancient Greece, many Greeks earned a living…

Answer 8

Using the sea for fishing, trade and piracy

Question 9

What nation controlled most of the territory surrounding the Aegean sea during the Pelopennesian war?

Answer 9

The Delian League.

Question 10

T or F: During the Pelopennesian wars, Athens did not need to travel by water to communicate with its allies, but rather travelled easily on land.

Answer 10

False.

Question 11

The battle of Salamis was significant because…

Answer 11

it stranded the Persian army in Greece without naval support.

Question 12

Which famous battle, depicted in the movie “300” pitted the Spatans against Persia?

Answer 12

Thermopylae

Question 13

T or F: Alexander the Great studied under Aristotle

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T or F: Alexander the Great was born Greek and ruled for many years.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What period was marked by democracy and great philosophers such as Plato and Socrates?

Answer 15

Classical Period

Question 16

What do we call the last period of Ancient Greece, before they were conquered by the Romans?

Answer 16

Hellenistic Period

Question 17

In the Greek Creation myth, what are the three sets of children that Gaea and Uranus have?

Answer 17

Cyclops, Hecatoncheires, and Titans

Question 18

This Minoan King was said to have built a labyrinth under his palace.

Answer 18

King Minos

Question 19

The monster who lived in the Minoan labyrinth was know as…

Answer 19

a Minotaur

Question 20

Who escaped the Minoan labyrinth that housed the monster?

Answer 20

Theseus

Question 21

What is the name of the Greek island where the first Greek civilizations developed?

Answer 21

The island of Crete

Question 22

Due to mountainous terrain, groups of people in Greece formed what?

Answer 22

City-states

Question 23

Greece is almost completely surrounded by water which makes it a what?

Question 24

A battle formation popularized by the Greeks and used by Phillip II

Answer 24

Phalanx

Question 25

What was the name of the Atheniana general during the battle of Marathon?

Answer 25

Miltiades

Question 26

What was the name of the Persian King during the battle of Thermopalye?

Answer 26

Xerxes

Question 27

In which battle did an Athenian runner travel a distance of 26 miles to ask Sparta for help in a battle against Persia?

Answer 27

Marathon

Question 28

In which battle did the Athenians win a naval victory against Persia?

Answer 28

Salamis

Question 29

Words such as police and politics take their meaning for the Greek word which means…

Answer 29

City State (Polis?)

Question 30

The Persian war was started by…

Question 31

Leonidas was a Spartan King who…

Answer 31

led the Spartans at Thermopylae.