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Quiz about The Geography of Ancient Greece
Quiz about The Geography of Ancient Greece

The Geography of Ancient Greece Quiz


If you lived in ancient Greece these places would surely be prominent in your address book! Some of the names here are so popular that they remain today...

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
103,716
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3192
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: lethisen250582 (7/10), DCW2 (10/10), Guest 118 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The central part of the ancient Aegean coast of Asia Minor was known as what in ancient times?
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Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of the area settled by the Spartans?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The ancient Greek cities of Tylissus, Gortyn and Lyttus could be found on what island?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the ancient Greek cities could be found on the Attic Peninsula?
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Question 5 of 10
5. The straits we now refer to as the Dardanelles were once called what during ancient times?
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Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of the ancient island that Homer refers to as the home of the hero Odysseus?
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Question 7 of 10
7. The ancient Mt. Athos lies on one of the three smaller peninsulas jutting off the coast of which larger peninsula?
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Question 8 of 10
8. In ancient times this body of water was called the Propontis. What is it called today?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Mt. Olympus lies between which two ancient regions of Greece?
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Question 10 of 10
10. The modern areas of Bulgaria, northeastern Greece and the small portion of Turkey located on the European mainland was collectively known by what name in ancient times?
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1. The central part of the ancient Aegean coast of Asia Minor was known as what in ancient times?

Answer: Ionia

Ionian Greece consisted of this coastal area and the Cycladic islands upon which Greek settlers made their homes.
2. What was the name of the area settled by the Spartans?

Answer: Laconia

Laconia is an area in the south of the Peloponnesus, culminating in a peninsula that juts out toward the island of Cythera.
3. The ancient Greek cities of Tylissus, Gortyn and Lyttus could be found on what island?

Answer: Crete

Once the center of Minoan civilization, the island eventually gave way to Dorian Greeks who settled there during the early part of the first millenium B.C.
4. Which of the ancient Greek cities could be found on the Attic Peninsula?

Answer: Athens

Athens was the primary city on the Attic Peninsula, but not the only settlement there. Cities such as Thoricus and Laureum were also located within the vicinity, not to mention the plain of Marathon.
5. The straits we now refer to as the Dardanelles were once called what during ancient times?

Answer: Hellespont

The Dardanelles separate Asia Minor from the European mainland along a very narrow 44 mile strip, and connect the Sea of Marmora with the Aegean. The Hellespont was famously crossed by the ancient Persians on their way to battle in the Greek homeland.

The Hellespont also separated the ancient mythological lovers Hero and Leander, Leander eventually being killed while swimming across to meet his love. Hero followed him in death, committing suicide in the same waters. Lord Byron swam the waters of the Dardanelles in the modern era, fancying himself a modern day Leander.

Many more stories can be told about this famed strip of water...but let's move on!
6. What is the name of the ancient island that Homer refers to as the home of the hero Odysseus?

Answer: Ithaca

Not surprisingly, the island is still called Ithaca, though historians are not absolutely certain about whether this is the self-same island cited in works by Homer and several other ancient Greek writers. One of the key settlements on the island is Stavros, which lies near what archaelogists believe to be the site of ancient Ithaca.
7. The ancient Mt. Athos lies on one of the three smaller peninsulas jutting off the coast of which larger peninsula?

Answer: Chalcidice

The Chalcidice is a peninsula of significant size in the southeast of ancient Macedon. Stagira, the ancient birthplace of Aristotle, could be found on the Chalcidice. On their way towards Greece, the Persians dug a channel across the small peninsula at the tip of which rose Mt. Athos, one of the highest mountains of Greece.
8. In ancient times this body of water was called the Propontis. What is it called today?

Answer: Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara lies between the Daranelles and the Bosporus, and separates the Black Sea from the Aegean.
9. Mt. Olympus lies between which two ancient regions of Greece?

Answer: Macedonia and Thessaly

Macedonia is famous as the homeland of Alexander the Great. The pass at Thermopylae separated Thessaly, which was to the north, from Greece proper. The key city of Thessalia was Pharsalus, later known as the location near which Caesar defeated Pompey.
10. The modern areas of Bulgaria, northeastern Greece and the small portion of Turkey located on the European mainland was collectively known by what name in ancient times?

Answer: Thrace

The Persians crossed Thrace on their way towards Greece, and Alexander crossed it on his way to conquer the Persians...what comes around goes around!
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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