The End Of Greece

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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!


Questions and Answers
  • 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.

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