Greece Quiz

Which two statements below are NOT true of Greece's geography?

• there are many mountains

• it is mostly desert

• there are many small islands

• most people live near the sea

• it is easy to grow food there

Match the government name to its definition

• rule by one person

• anarchy

• rule by a small group of people

• monarchy

• rule by the people

• oligarchy

• no government

• theocracy

• rule by religion

• democracy

Put the facts under the right Greek city state

Groups:

(a) Athens

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(b) Delphi

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(c) Sparta

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(d) Olympia

• O) Home of the great philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

• F) Famous as a religious center

• P) Produces very good olives

• A) A woman called the Pythia lives there

• M) Had a great king called Leonidas who fought 10,000 Persians with only 300 men

• G) Famous for its culture and clever people

• E) City god is Zeus

• Q) The most famous building is the Tholos, where people give sacrfiices to the gods

• L) Government is a theocracy

• H) Famous for its strong army

• S) Uses slaves called helots for farming

• C) City god is Artemis

• N) Has a large market called the Agora

• J) Government is a democracy

• I) Famous for sport

• R) This city is governed by a nearby city

• K) Government is a monarchy (but with two kings)

• B) City god is Apollo

• D) City god is Athena

Match the Greek god to their domain

• Lightning

• Athena

• Farming

• Ares

• Sea

• Demeter

• Wisdom

• Poseidon

• War

• Zeus

Put these battles in time order, from earliest to latest

• Marathon

• Salamis

• Thermopylae

• Platea

Match the battles to the facts about them

• Had the largest ever Greek army

• Platea

• Was a naval battle involving 800 ships

• Salamis

• Athenian soldiers defeated Darius's army

• Thermopylae

• 300 Spartans held 10,000 Persians

• Marathon

Which fact about Alexander is NOT true?

• Alexander visited China

• Alexander was King of Macedonia

• Alexander became King at 19

• Alexander died at 32

• Alexander was tutored by a philosopher

Many historians think Alexander died from catching malaria or t______ fever

Note: this question is worth 25% of the total score.

Write a paragraph to answer ONE of the following questions. Make sure to add the number of the question you are answering. You will be given points based on whether the facts you give are true, and how good your reasons are:

1. If you went back in time to ancient Greece, which Greek city state would you most like to live in and why?

2. 2. If you lived in Ancient Greece, which god would you choose to worship and why?

3. 3. What was the most important battle in the Greco-Persian Wars and why?

4. 4. What made Alexander "the Great"?