Quiz 5 - 6.1 - 6.2

Question 1

What term was given to glorified human beings in Greek mythology?

Answer 1

heroes

Question 2

What Greek structure is a hilltop fortress that was the seat of government and religion?

Answer 2

acropolis

Question 3

Zeus was supposed to be what?

Answer 3

king of the Greek gods

Question 4

At what mountain pass did the brave Spartans hold off the Persians?

Answer 4

Thermopylae

Question 5

This event started in 776 BC, was the first recorded date in Greek history

Answer 5

Olympics

Question 6

Homer was a blind poet famous for what 2 works?

Answer 6

Iliad and Odyssey

Question 7

What type of business takes place in an agora (Greek structure)?

Answer 7

commerce, conversation, and political debate

Question 8

Be able to describe the Greco-Persian Wars in one sentence

Answer 8

Victory led to the spread of Greek civilization but the division of the cities

Question 9

Mona’s were an ancient Greek civilization centered on the island of what?

Answer 9

Crete

Question 10

Where did the Athenians defeat the Persian landing force?

Answer 10

Marathon