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Which of the following is a description of the religion on ancient Greece?
a) They believed in gods and goddesses that ruled the heavens, earth and the underworld.
b) They believed in no god, but built temples to worship nature.
c) They believed in only one god that ruled the heavens, earth and underworld.
d) They believed in only the gods of natural disasters.
What did the Greeks do to appease the gods?
a) They built temples and offered sacrifices to the gods and goddesses.
b) The tore down all of the statues of humans.
c) They refused to worship gods and goddesses.
d) They built statues of gods and hung them in the center of agora.
Which of the following are characteristics of the gods and goddesses of Greece?
a) Human emotions
b) Human mortality
c) Human immortality
d) human needs
Who were considered citizens in the democracy in Athens?
a) All men born in Athens
b) All men and women born in Athens
c) All men
d) All men and women.
Who is attributed with the invention of geometry?
a) Pythagoras
b) Plato
c) Archimedes
d) Aristotle
What is the difference between a Direct Democracy and a Representative Democracy?
a) Direct democracy is when all citizens have equal voting rights, Representative democracy is when citizens vote for someone to
b) There is no difference in Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy
c) Direct Democracy all citizens have equal voting rights; Representative is when citizens vote for someone to work
d) Direct Democracy has elected officials to lead the country; Representative Democracy everyone has equal power.
Which philosopher founded the academy in Athens, which taught political philosophies to the Athenians?
a) Plato
b) Socrates
c) Pythaforas
d) Euclid
What was an important achievement of Alexander the Great?
a) He spread Greek culture through Europe, Asia and Africa
b) He became the Knig of Macedonia after he assassinated his father.
c) He conquered Macedonia after the Trojan War.
d) He burned Athens to the ground.
'Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand upon and I will move the earth' This quote, regarding the invention of pulleys and levers was spoken by whom?
a) Archimedes
b) Pythagoras
c) Alexander the Great
d) Socrates
What significant impact did King Phillip II have on Greece?
a) He unified the Greek city-states.
b) He enslaved all of the conquered Greks.
c) He freed the Greeks from slavery.
d) He destroyed Greek city-states.
What caused the Peloponnesian War to begin?
a) Greek cities were angered by Athens' misuse of Delian League funds.
b) Sparta refused to join Athens in the Delian League
c) Athens joined forces with the Persians
d) Athens quit the Peloponnesian League
Ancient Greece was home to many great philosophers. What philosopher taught that the way to seek truth is through a series of questions and answers
a) Socrates
b) Plato
c) Alexander
d) Aristotle
What is it called when Greek culture blended with the cultures of the regions that Alexander conquered?
a) Hellensitic period
b) Golden Age period
c) Classical period
d) Ancient period
Which of the following beset describes a representative democracy?
a) Citizens elect officials to make laws.
b) All men, women and children can vote.
c) All citizens help make laws.
d) Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.
Who is credited with creating the world's first democracy?
a) Athens
b) Sumer
c) Marathon
d) Sparta
Greek writing often fell within which genres?
a) Tragedy and Comedy
b) Romance and Comedy
c) Thriller and Action
d) Tragedy and Action
Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?
a) They provided trade routes
b) They provided water for crops.
c) They provided great places to swim.
d) They provided drinking water.
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, what happened as a result?
a) Greece became a collection of independent city-states
b) The Greeks learned how to climb mountains.
c) The Greeks took up farming.
d) Greece was open for invasion.
What civilization adopted the Greek religion after conquering the Greeks?
a) Romans
b) Egyptians
c) Mesopotamians
d) Phoencians
What emphasis did the Greeks put on an afterlife?
a) The Greeks believed in an afterlife; however, they put more emphasis on living in this world than the afterlife.
b) The Greeks believed that Dharma was important to their reincarnation process.
c) The Greeks believed mummification was an important part of preparing for the afterlife.
d) The Greeks believed that there was nothing waiting for them in the afterlife.
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