Greek Civilization

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Where did the beauty contest between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera take place?

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Who was to award Hera, Aphrodite, or Athena the prize for beauty?

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The words "history" and "story" originate from the Greek word historia.

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What is the meaning of the Greek word "historia"?

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The Greek word for story is "mythos".

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What was Athena's gift to Alexander?

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What did Hera promise Alexander for the prize of beauty?

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What did Aphrodite offer Alexander in return for the prize for beauty?

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Who suggested the beauty contest between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera?

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Who won the beauty contest?

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Menelaus the King of Sparta was married to Helen of Troy.

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What Sea is between Troy and Sparta?

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Who abducted Helen of Troy?

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The Trojan War lasted years.

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The story of the judgement of Paris was told in which poem?

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Both Greek soldiers and the captive Trojan women after the Trojan War agreed that Helen's punishment should be...

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The Olympic games were held in honour of the Olympian .

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What is a common type of Neolithic artefacts that are found?

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Minoan civilisation is closely related to what?

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Who is Goddess of the Hearth?

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Who is the messenger of the gods?

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Who is the Goddess of love and beauty?

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Who is the God of War?

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Who is the Goddess of agriculture?

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Who is the God of fire and metal-working?

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Who is the Queen of Gods?

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Who is the Goddess of wisdom and the arts?

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Who is the God of the hunt and moon?

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Who is the God of the Sun?

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and are not considered Olympian Gods.

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Chthonic Gods means?

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The word "" means city.

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The word "" means mother city.

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The Greek word "apoikia" means .

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The Greek word "" means trading post.

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The Greek word "akropolis" means .

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A Greek city was most often centred around a ______.

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Greek cities were typically run by a __________ government.

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Menelaion was a shrine for heroes located in ________

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Menelaos in myth was brother to?

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Homer was a real historical figure.

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Hesiod was a real historical figure.

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What Age improved on the previous?

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How did the Greeks determine the year?

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The 30 year peace between the city states Athens and Sparta lasted years.

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The Thirty Years' Peace was a treaty that brought an end which war?

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It is a characteristic of Greek civilisation to be inclusive of other cultures.

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The Greek word "zetema" means.....

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Considering the geography of Greece, what is most likely to have been the most common means of earning a livelihood in ancient times.

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We only know of Aristotle's work because of...

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List the ages in order from earliest to latest.

( Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, Iron ), ( Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, Iron ), ( Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, Iron ), ( Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, Iron ), ( Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, Iron )

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Cycladic civilization is notable for?

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The Minoan civilisation introduced _______ to the Aegean region.

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Of all languages, Greek has the longest continuous record.

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"Prehistory" means?

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The Aegean region was unoccupied when the Greeks appeared.

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What striking artefacts have survived from the Cycladic civilization?

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Minos was the first person to hold naval power over the Aegean Sea.

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Minos is the son of Zeus.

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The Palace at Cnossus is one of the largest and most impressive Trojan palace.

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The island of Thera, is the top of a volcano.

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, is painting on mortar or plaster that is still fresh and moist. That way the colours sink in and become more durable.

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The Mycenaean Period is when the _______ Civilization was dominant in Greece and the Aegean Sea.

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The Mycenaean civilizations name is derived from the name of the city .

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Archaeological excavation at the site of Mycenae, on mainland Greece, has revealed that it was destitute in the period beginning in about 1700 bc

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Agamemnon, the mythical king of Mycenae, was supposed to have been the leader of the Greek forces in the ________.

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According to the poet Homer, Mycenae sent a larger contingent of troops to fight at Troy than any other Greek city.

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The Minoan Age is considered the earliest period of Greek civilization.

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The Minoan and Cycladic civilizations were pre-Greek civilizations.

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The people of Minoan Crete used a form a writing known as....

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Linear B is not derived from Linear A

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Michael Ventris showed that the Linear B tablets are a record of an early form of Greek.

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The Greek word "krater" means...

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The replacement of the Minoan civilization with Mycenaean was the result of...

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Minoan palaces were fortified.

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Who was the pioneering figure in the archaeology of early Greece?

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Which civilization was more peaceful?

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A beehive shaped tomb is called a ______ tomb.

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The Greek word "tholos" means....

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According to the Cypria who stirred up the conflict of the Trojan War.

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What caused the end of the Mycenaean civilization?

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After the collapse of Mycenaean society, knowledge of writing disappeared.

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What Age followed the collapse of Mycenaean civilization?

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What metal was widely available in Greece allowed the Greeks to pull themselves out of the Dark Age?

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The Greeks adopted ______ from the Phoenicians.

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The Hebrew word for door was "daleth".

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The Greek letter delta stands for something that can be pronounced.

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The AGORA is where members of the Polis can interact, conduct trade, and to carry out government business.

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Each Polis had its own sanctuary to worship whichever God/Goddess they felt was protecting their city.

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Athens worshipped ____ as its patron deity.

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Argo worshipped _____ as its patron deity.

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Corinth worshipped _______ as their patron deity.

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The Greeks considered Aphrodite's place of birth to be.....

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Panhellenic festivals were confined to the members of a single polis.

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The oldest Panhellenic festival was the Olympic Games.

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The Greeks worshipped Zeus before they even entered Greece.

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Terracotta, are lightly fired, unglazed ceramic clay objects.

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Only freeborn Greek males were allowed to participate in the Olympic games.

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Hesiod's writings are among the earliest works of Greek literature.

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Two of Hesiod's works are the "Theogony" and "The Works and Days".

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Who gave Hesiod the capacity of producing devine song?

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Which divinity is known as the "yawning void"

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Which divinity is known as the "Earth"

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Which divinity is known as "Heaven"

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Cronus was the youngest of a new generation of gods.

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Who was Cronus's father?

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Zeus is considered to be responsible for the weather.

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Who is Zeus's father?

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Quiz am Greek Civilization, erstellt von Shaun Wardle am 07/02/2019.

Greek Civilization

Where did the beauty contest between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera take place?

Who was to award Hera, Aphrodite, or Athena the prize for beauty?

The words "history" and "story" originate from the Greek word historia.

What is the meaning of the Greek word "historia"?

The Greek word for story is "mythos".

What was Athena's gift to Alexander?

What did Hera promise Alexander for the prize of beauty?

What did Aphrodite offer Alexander in return for the prize for beauty?

Who suggested the beauty contest between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera?

Who won the beauty contest?

Menelaus the King of Sparta was married to Helen of Troy.

What Sea is between Troy and Sparta?

Who abducted Helen of Troy?

The Trojan War lasted years.

The story of the judgement of Paris was told in which poem?

Both Greek soldiers and the captive Trojan women after the Trojan War agreed that Helen's punishment should be...

The Olympic games were held in honour of the Olympian .

What is a common type of Neolithic artefacts that are found?

Minoan civilisation is closely related to what?

Who is Goddess of the Hearth?