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Which of the following seas does not surround Greece?
a) Ionian Sea
b) Aegean Sea
c) Dead Sea
d) Mediterranean Sea

Why did many ancient Greeks have no contact with other Greeks and created independent communities?
a) They did not get along, so they avoided each other.
b) There are many mountain ranges and seas, so geography made it hard to have contact with one another.
c) Many Greeks spoke different languages, so contact was difficult.
d) All early Greeks lived as farmers, so there weren’t any villages or cities for them to be together.

What helped the Mycenaeans become a major power in the Mediterranean Sea?
a) They started conquering all other civilizations around them.
b) They learned from the Minoan’s culture about shipbuilding, navigation techniques and religion.
c) They were very advanced with medicine and science.
d) They were the first civilization in the Mediterranean Sea area, so they were a major power.

What is a polis?
a) A city-state that functioned as an independent country.
b) The name of the main fighting warriors in Ancient Greece.
c) The main gathering place in the city.
d) The name of the Ancient Greeks trading route.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Hoplites?
a) They were armies of ordinary citizens.
b) They fought on foot.
c) They fought shoulder to shoulder to make it difficult to be defeated.
d) They fought spread out which made it hard to find them.

What is Greek leader Cleisthenes often credited with doing?
a) Credited with making Athens a true democracy.
b) Credited for being the first leader to successfully invade another civilization.
c) Credited with being the first leader in the world to tax his people.
d) Credited with becoming the first king of Greece.

How did the Immortals get their name?
a) Very few Immortals died in battle.
b) When a member died, eh was immediately replaced, so it would appear as if no one died.
c) They were the fighting force for the Oracle at Delphi.
d) The Immortals were made up of priests who would fight.

Why did the Peloponnesian War last for nearly 30 years?
a) The Spartans and the Athenians were skilled warriors, so the fighting dragged on for years.
b) Pericles ordered all Athenians inside the city’s walls and the Spartans surrounded them.
c) Greece has numerous mountain ranges, so therefore it is difficult to travel over these mountains, which made the war drag on.
d) It didn't last 30 years, it lasted 2 years.

The Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses. Who was the god of the sky and threw lightning bolts?
a) Zeus
b) Demeter
c) Poseidon
d) Hades

What is Aesop famous for?
a) He is famous for writing fables, or moral stories.
b) He wrote the famous play Oedipus.
c) He wrote the Story of the Trojan Horse.
d) He was a famous Greek artist.

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