Ancient Greece III

When Daruis sent cavalry across the sea, what MUST have been in the boats?

• horses

• cannons

• heavy armor

• wooden rams

After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?

• they used their navy

• the agreed to surrender

• they attacked several islands

• they hid out in the mountains

What was an important result of the Persian Wars?

• they ended Greek independence

• they destroyed the city of Sparta

• they caused the Greeks to invent new god

• they prevented Persia from conquering Greece

Most homes in Athens were

• large, impressive structures built of stone.
• one-story structures built from mud bricks.
• multi-family structures built from wood.
• temporary structures that could be moved from place to place.

Greeks worshiped

• many gods and goddesses
• only one god
• one god and three goddesses.
• only the 12 Olympian gods.

Which mountain in Greece gave its name to the twelve most important gods and goddesses?

• Mount Vesuvius
• Mount Etna
• Mount Kythnos
• Mount Olympus

Greeks used three styles of columns. Which of the following places those styles in the correct order from simplest to most complex?

• Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
• Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
• Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
• Ionic, Corinthian, Doric

One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was

• creating a vast terra-cotta army

• carving tiny figures in amazing detail

• making lifelike statues in natural poses

• building huge monuments of solid gold

The Panathenaic Games were

• part of a festival that honored the goddess Athena.
• held every four years to pay tribute to Zeus.
• a drama competition that lasted for days at a time.
• athletic events that only women could participate in.

Before the Olympic Games, the Greeks

• did not eat for a week in order to honor Athena and to purify their bodies.
• took part in the Panathenaic Games to determine who would go to the Olympics.
• called a truce from all wars so that athletes could travel safely to the games.
• held a festival in honor of Dionysus to eat healthful foods and prepare for the games.