Classical Greece Review

The Greek word meaning "City-State" is called

• Acropolis

• Polis

• Phalanx

• Socratic Method

What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?

• Rome & Alexandria
• Corinth & Olympia
• Thebes & Argos
• Sparta & Athens

What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city-state of Sparta?

• Food & parties
• War & fighting
• Music & books
• Painting & sculpture

What was the primary focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?

• War & fighting
• Athletics & competition
• Power & conquest
• Art & education

The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.

• Monotheistic

• Democratic

• Islamic

• Polytheistic

Greece is a(n) _______ because it is surrounded on three sides by water.

• island

• peninsula

• continent

• mountain

Which type of landscape best describes much of the region of Ancient Greece?

• flat
• mountainous
• desert
• rainforest

Who won the Persian War?

• Persia
• Greece
• Both; they tied
• Neither

300 noble Spartans died at what famous battle of the Persian Wars?

• Palatea

• Marathon

• Thermopylae

• Salamis

Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?

• The Marathon
• The Triathlon
• The Olympics
• The Pentathlon