Ancient Greece quiz 1 and review (history 1)

The Minoan civilization was centered on which island?

• Cyprus

• Crete

• Rhodes

• Lesbos

The palace of Knossos is associated with which myth?

• Trojan Horse

• Minotaur and the Labyrinth

• Golden Fleece

• Persephone and Hades

The Mycenaean civilization is often linked to which epic hero?

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Achilles

• Theseus

The Greek “Dark Age” refers to:

• A time of cultural collapse after the Bronze Age

• A time of Persian rule when Greece achieved little

• The reign of Alexander the Great over all of Greece

• The Golden Age of Athens (as other city-states suffered)

Which poet preserved memories of the Mycenaean world in epic form?

• Hesiod

• Homer

• Sophocles

• Euripides

The Iliad and Odyssey may preserve echoes of which historical event?

• The Persian Wars

• The Bronze Age Collapse

• The rise of Macedonia

• The Peloponnesian War

Which invading group is often linked to the collapse of the Bronze Age world?

• The Sea Peoples

• The Persians

• The Spartans

• The Romans

The Ionians were associated with which qualities?

• Openness, democracy, learning

• Militarism, austerity, obedience

• Nomadism, tribal rule, herding

• Farming, fishing, slavery

The Dorians were associated with which qualities?

• Rationalism and science

• Conservatism, warriors, discipline

• Colonization and trade

• Theater and philosophy

Which city was the center of Ionian culture?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Knossos