Ancient Greece Quiz

Try out this Ancient Greece quiz to test your knowledge. Ancient Greece trivia opens a lively window onto one of history’s most influential civilizations, spanning legendary heroes, democratic experiments, dramatic theater, and lasting artistic ideals.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 338 BCE clash is credited with establishing Macedonian dominance over Greece?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Name Alexander’s first major victory over the Persian Empire, fought in 334 BCE.?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
At which battle in 333 BCE did Alexander defeat Darius III?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 331 BCE battle secured Alexander’s conquest of the Persian Empire?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which successor founded the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which ruler held Macedon in the 3rd century BCE?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Which league was centered in central Greece?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Pyrrhus held which kingship in the Greek world?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which battle in 371 BCE broke Sparta’s long military dominance?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the name of the regime that ruled Athens after the Peloponnesian War?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
In which region was Sparta located?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the highest mountain in Greece?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which sea lies between mainland Greece and Anatolia?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
What was the Greek term for an independent city-state?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
What do you call a heavily armed Greek infantryman?

Which 338 BCE clash is credited with establishing Macedonian dominance over Greece?

Name Alexander’s first major victory over the Persian Empire, fought in 334 BCE.?

At which battle in 333 BCE did Alexander defeat Darius III?

Which 331 BCE battle secured Alexander’s conquest of the Persian Empire?

Which successor founded the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt?

Which ruler held Macedon in the 3rd century BCE?

Which league was centered in central Greece?

Pyrrhus held which kingship in the Greek world?

Which battle in 371 BCE broke Sparta’s long military dominance?

What was the name of the regime that ruled Athens after the Peloponnesian War?

In which region was Sparta located?

What is the highest mountain in Greece?

Which sea lies between mainland Greece and Anatolia?

What was the Greek term for an independent city-state?

What do you call a heavily armed Greek infantryman?