Ancient Greece Review Quiz

The geography of the ancient Greeks was __________ than the previous cultures we have studied.

• the same

• considerably different

What are the sturdy ships with battering rams in the front called?

• Iliad

• Triremes

• city-states

• democracy

Sparta focused on

• military

• education

Athens focused on

• military

• education

The type of government where the government regulates all aspects of society is called

• totalitarianism

• monarchy

• democracy

The type of government where citizens participate directly (through some type of voting) is called

• totalitarianism

• monarchy

• democracy

The type of government that is led by a king (or queen) and is passed down through a family line is called

• totalitarianism

• monarchy

• democracy

What did the Greeks desire in their art?

• perfection

• beauty & balance

• abstract themes

What was the most famous Greek building?

• The Lincoln Memorial

• The Parthenon/Acropolis

• Mt. Olympus

Which Greek ruler united all of Greece and conquered other lands?

• Alfred the Great

• Aristotle

• Augustus

• Alexander the Great