CLAS/HIST240 Ancient Societies:
Everyday Life in Greece and Rome
Department of Classics, Monmouth College

Sample Map/Geography Quiz on the Ancient Greek World

Part I GEOGRAPHY

Directions: Provide some significant information about each of the following places.

ALEXANDRIA

SPARTA

DELPHI

ATHENS

CORINTH

OLYMPIA

CRETE

MYCENAE

Part II MAP
Directions: Find each of the places listed in Part I on the Map of the Mediterranean  provided.

Here are some examples of appropriate answers for Part I:
Delphi: The oracular shrine of Apollo
Arcadia: Mountainous region in the center of the Peloponnese
Sparta: Military society in the Peloponnese
 

List of Places you should know for this quiz

This material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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