Famous Ancient Greeks Quiz
22 Questions
| Total Attempts: 38
Do you want to test your historical knowledge? Let's play this Ancient Greeks practice quiz and prove yourself!
Questions and Answers
- 1.This is the greatest distance from any part of Greece to the coastlines. (in miles)
- 2.Minoans lived on island of _________, found by Sir Arther Evans at _______.
- 3.The ______ is half man, half bull. _________ vows to kill the half man, half bull.
- 4.Most famous seige with the Greeks was at ______. Story is told by _____.
- 5.______ defeated the Mycenaean but are ____ advanced. Next ___ years called the ____ Ages. Ability to _____ disappears so Greeks flee to _____.
- 6._______ reintroduce culture, crafts and skills to Greece. Time period is called ________ civilization.
- 7._____: a city and its surrounding countryside in Greece
- 8._________: a fortified hill in the center of the city and location of the ______
- 9._____: the public square, political center of a polis
- 10.Mycenae's government was a ________.
- 11.___________: state ruled by nobility, which was based in ____ ownership; practice in ______
- 12._________: state ruled by small group of men, rule based on ______, group controlled by military, practice in ______.
- 13.Athens was located in an area called ______; Port city to serve it was _______
- 14._________: the system for removing bad politicians
- 15.________: the art of public speaking
- 16.Spartans decendents of _______.
- 17._____: five men who rule Sparta
- 18.Ordinary people were never allowed to enter Greek temples.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Delphi was not only a religious center but also a center for commerce.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The oracle did not answer questions during the winter months.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Theaters in ancient Greece were dedicated to the Greek god Dionysus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Romans admired Greek culture and will absorb it into their own.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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