Ancient Greece

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

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Sandburg. 
• Pericles

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?

• Pericles
• Leonidas
• Themistocles
• Socrates

Because of Greece's mountains they had a lack of..

• Farmland
• Rain
• Sun
• Mountains

Alexander the Great expanded his empire through military conquests.  How far east did his empire reach?

• A. Egypt
• B. Rome
• C. the Indus River
• D. China

In which field did Pythagoras make important contributions?

• A. literature
• B. architecture
• C. mathematics
• D. philosophy

What is the name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander’s empire?

• Phalanx

• Hellenic

• Hellenistic

• Spartan

This type of Greek column is known as:

• Doric

• Ionic

• Corinthian

• Hellenistic

Which of of the following wrote Greek Tragedies?

• Aeschylus

• Archimedes

• Socrates

• Euclid

On which continent was ancient Greece located?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• South America

• Australia