The End Of Greece
Read the selection about the end of Greece starting in chapter 7 in the book The Ancient Greeks by Don Nardo. Take the Challenge! This may be your last shot to escape the Minotaur, so good luck to you!
- 1.What did it seem like the Greek City States were always doing?
- A.
Partying
- B.
Bickering and fighting
- C.
Writing Greek tragedies
- 2.What did Philip and Alexander try to do?
- A.
Split control of Greece between them
- B.
Attempt to create a confederacy of states
- C.
Write Greek tragedies
- 3.Which culture began to attack the Greek culture?
- 4.Who was one of the most powerful Greek Hellenistic rulers of the time?
- 5.What is a "Pyrrhic victory"?
- A.
An easy win
- B.
An excessively costly win
- C.
A Greek tragedy
- 6.Who won the 1st Punic War?
- A.
Rome
- B.
Carthage
- 7.Who won the 2nd Punic War?
- A.
Rome
- B.
Carthage
- 8.Who won the 2nd Macedonian War?
- A.
Rome
- B.
Greece
- 9.Who won the 3rd Macedonian War?
- A.
Rome
- B.
Greece
- 10.The Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom is better known to us as the land of the Pyramids. What is this country?
- A.
Rome
- B.
Egypt
- C.
A country in a Greek tragedy
- 11.Did Egypt fight the Romans?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 12.Name the very famous Ptolemaic queen.
- 13.Cleopatra allied herself with two men to rule the whole East. Who were they?
- A.
Julius Caesar and his friend Salad
- B.
Mark Antony and JLo
- C.
Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
- 14.Who eventually messed up their plans?
- A.
December Caesar
- B.
JLO
- C.
Octavian/Augustus Caesar
- 15.What was the date for the 2nd Punic War?
- A.
264 - 241 B.C.
- B.
218 - 202 B.C.
- C.
200 - 197 B.C.
- D.
171- 168 B.C.
- 16.What was the date for the 2nd Macedonian War?
- A.
264 - 241 B.C.
- B.
218 - 202 B.C.
- C.
200 - 197 B.C.
- D.
171- 168 B.C.
- 17.What was the date for the 3rd Macedonian War?
- A.
264 - 241 B.C.
- B.
218 - 202 B.C.
- C.
200 - 197 B.C.
- D.
171- 168 B.C.