Year 7 Ancient Greece

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Sandburg. 
• Pericles

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

• Poseidon.
• Ares.  
• Zeus.
• Athena.  

According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...

• in Athens.
• on Mount Olympus.
• in Sparta.
• in Turkey.

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

_{Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.}

• counties
• city-states
• provinces
• parishes

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• Marathons
• Olympics
• Triathlons 

What ancient civilization eventually destroyed and replaced the Minoans from Crete?

• Romans

• Spartans

• Persians

• Mycenaeans

A city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens

• Delphi

• Corinth

• Sparta

Greece is in which continent?

• Europe
• Africa
• North America
• Asia

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 

• essays
• fables
• histories
• myths

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9