Read the following information and answer the questions below. GREECE Europe Athens, Greece Golden age: 400 B.C. 51,000 sq. mi. "I would rather live on a few grains of salt at Athens than dine like a prince at Craterus's table." Diogenes Athens, Greece's largest city and capital, was the cultural center of the Mediterranean world at the height of its golden age in 400 B.C. Today Athens, with a population of two and a half million people, is still the economic hub of Greece and its port of Piraeus is one of the busiest in the region. Nonetheless, history is everywhere. Athens is full of monuments from the pre-classical, classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. The Acropolis, crowned by the majestic Parthenon, lies high above the modern city. The Parthenon, built in the 5th century B.C. by ancient Athenians, is a model of classic architectural purity, while The Erechtheum (about 408 B.C.) on the north side of the Acropolis, is the best preserved monument of Greek Ionic architecture. q 1. The capital of Greece is _________ . Troy the Acropolis Athens the Parthenon 2. Greece is next to the _________ ocean. Pacific Mediterranean Atlantic Indian 3. The Parthenon was built in the _________ century B.C. 3rd 4th 5th 6th 4. _________ is one of the busiest sea ports in the region. Athens Sparta Piraeus Erechtheum Your score is out of 4
GREECE Europe Athens, Greece Golden age: 400 B.C. 51,000 sq. mi. "I would rather live on a few grains of salt at Athens than dine like a prince at Craterus's table." Diogenes Athens, Greece's largest city and capital, was the cultural center of the Mediterranean world at the height of its golden age in 400 B.C. Today Athens, with a population of two and a half million people, is still the economic hub of Greece and its port of Piraeus is one of the busiest in the region. Nonetheless, history is everywhere. Athens is full of monuments from the pre-classical, classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. The Acropolis, crowned by the majestic Parthenon, lies high above the modern city. The Parthenon, built in the 5th century B.C. by ancient Athenians, is a model of classic architectural purity, while The Erechtheum (about 408 B.C.) on the north side of the Acropolis, is the best preserved monument of Greek Ionic architecture. q 1. The capital of Greece is _________ . Troy the Acropolis Athens the Parthenon 2. Greece is next to the _________ ocean. Pacific Mediterranean Atlantic Indian 3. The Parthenon was built in the _________ century B.C. 3rd 4th 5th 6th 4. _________ is one of the busiest sea ports in the region. Athens Sparta Piraeus Erechtheum Your score is out of 4
Troy the Acropolis Athens the Parthenon
2. Greece is next to the _________ ocean.
Pacific Mediterranean Atlantic Indian
3. The Parthenon was built in the _________ century B.C.
3rd 4th 5th 6th
4. _________ is one of the busiest sea ports in the region.
Athens Sparta Piraeus Erechtheum Your score is out of 4