Ancient Greece Quiz

What was the universal garment for Greek women until the 6th century B.C.E.?

• Peplos

• Toga

• Chiton

• Himation

Which civilization is known for the concept that humans are the measure of all things?

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

• The Persian Empire

Who were the first to populate the Greek peninsula?

• Phoenicians and Hebrews

• Assyrians and Babylonians

• Minoans and Mycenaeans

• Romans and Egyptians

Which group is believed to have wiped out the Minoans?

• Dorians

• Spartans

• Mycenaeans

• Persians

What major event marked the end of the Mycenaean civilization?

• The rise of the Roman Empire

• The Dorian invasion

• The Trojan War

• The Persian conquest

Which period followed the fall of the Mycenaeans?

• The Golden Age

• The Dark Age

• The Renaissance

• The Classical Age

What is the Mask of Agamemnon?

• A famous Greek sculpture

• A gold burial mask

• A type of Greek pottery

• A Greek temple

Which civilization's ideas were spread by the Romans throughout their empire?

• Phoenician

• Babylonian

• Egyptian

• Greek

What was a major cornerstone of Western Civilization emphasized by the Greeks?

• Monarchism

• Feudalism

• Collectivism

• Individualism

Which two groups were the first to experiment with democratic government?

• Athens and Sparta

• Rome and Carthage

• Babylon and Assyria

• Egypt and Nubia