Greece Quiz Flashcards
What is the name of the bard who supposedly created the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Did Pericles bring Athens to the height of power?
YES
Who created the Council of Five Hundred in Athens?
Cleisthenes
Did Ptolemy rule Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great?
YES
Did Athens win the Peloponnesian War
NO
Did the Spartans defeat a Per4sian army at the Battle of Marathon?
NO
What is the term for long poems about heroes and adventures?
Epics
What was the largest palace complex on Crete?
Knossos
Who was executed for corrupting the youth of Athens?
Socrates
What is the Greek term for a city and the surrounding countryside?
Polis
Who studied under the guidance of Artistotle?
Alexander the Great
Did Themistocles defeat the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
YES
Who led an invasion of Greece?
Darius
Xerxes
Philip II
Did women enjoy more freedom after the Mycenaeans conquered Crete?
NO
What region rebelled against Persian rule in 499BC?
Ionia
What is the term for slaves owned by Spartan citizens?
Helots
What are the measures that were proposed by Solon in Athens?
Debt slavery was outlawed
Any citizen could bring charges in court for any victim
Assembly was open to all citizens
Who accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth while studying in Alexandria?
Eratosthenes
Who established the Persian Empire by defeating the Medes around 550 BC?
Cyrus the Great
Did the Olympic Games allow make athletes to demonstrate military skills?
YES
What alliance was led by Athens during the Peloponnesian War?
Delian League
Is a patriarchal society controlled by women?
NO
Did Athens elect thirty tyrants to defend the city against the Persians?
NO
Was Alexander the Great assassinated at a wedding feast?
NO
Who became the “father of history” by writing about the Persian Wars?
Herodotus
What civilization developed on the island of Crete around 2000BC?
Minoan
Were strong women VALUES in Sparta?
YES
Did Greek culture begin to emphasize individualism during the Greek Dark Age?
YES
Did Thucydides write about the Peloponnesian War?
YES
What civilization on the Greek mainland conquered the island of Crete around 1400BC?
Mycenae
