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Which of the following best summarizes the geography of Greece?




a land of flat, fertile plains



a rocky, mountainous land

a rocky, mountainous land

In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large



Peninsula



island

peninsula

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks



became expert shipbuilders



gave up trying to travel

became expert shipbuilders

Which of the following groups built an advanced society on the island of Crete?



the Minoans



the Mycenaeans

the Minoans

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minaoans?



The Mycenaens did not speak Greek



The Mycenaens lived on the Greek mainland

The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland

Which of the follow led to the end of the Minoan civilization?



They were attacked by Europeans



A volcanic eruption ruined their cities

A volcanic eruption ruined their cities

Which of the following was not a reason the Greeks traded with other cultures?



To obtain food



To conquer other cultures

to conquer other cultures

The period of warfare and disorder in Greece is referred to as the



Classical Age



Dark Age

Dark Age

Which of the following best defines a polis?



A period of great achievements



A Small City-State



a small City-State

Which of the following best describes how a Greek colony was similar to a polis?



Both were independent



Bothe were started by Minoans

Both were independent

All of the following cities began as Greek colonies except



Naples, Italy



Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt

Over time, the Greek people living in city-states



became bored and developed the desire to travel



thought of themselves as residents of the city-state, not as Greeks

thought of themselves asresidents of the city-state, not as Greeks

Which of the following activities did not take place in the agora?



Greeks bought and sold goods



Greeks hid from invading armies

Greeks hid from invading armies

Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?



Draco



Pericles

Pericles


Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?



Citizens elect officials to make the laws



All citizens help make the laws

Citizens elect officials to make the laws

Why were juries in Athens designed to have an odd number of members?



To prevent aristocrats from being unfair



To prevent ties

To prevent ties

A government in which only a few people have power is called



a monarchy



an oligarchy

an oligarchy


Which best describes how the people of Athens responded to Draco's laws?



They liked the freedom that the laws gave them.



They felt that the laws were too strict

They felt that the laws were too strict

After Greek city-states were ruled by kings, they were ruled by



citizens



aristocrats

aristocrats

During the early democracy in Greece, why did people have meetings outdoors?



to make it easier to hear the speakers



to make sure everyone could attend

to make sure everyone could attend

Which best describes the difference between Cleisthenes and Peisistratus?



Cleisthenes was a tyrant



Cleisthenes believed in democracy

Cleisthenes believed in democracy

Which of the following does not describe the first democracy in Athens?



Aristocrats had more power than citizens



Every citizen had the right to speak

Aristocrats had more power than citizens

All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved of the type of democracy found in the United States except



Solon



Draco

Draco

What does democracy mean?



Rule of the leaders



Rule of the people

rule of the people

Greek myths were stories that explained



Why natural or historical events happened



Why humans or animals behaved like they did

Why natural or historical events happened

How did the Greeks apply the Iliad and the Odyssey in everyday life?



By trying to follow the examples of the great heroes in the story



By holding sporting contests in honor of the Gods

By trying to follow the examples of the great heroes in the story

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?



a poem set to music



a poem about Greek heroes

a poem set to music

The myth about the god Hephaestus working in his fiery forge explained



Volcanic eruptions



earthquakes

volcanic eruptions

Why did many ancient Greeks visit to oracle at Delphi?



To see where Hercules battled the hydra



To ask the god Apollo questions

To ask the god Apollo questions

According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?



Apollo goes away for part of the year to rest



Demeter is separated from her daughter during the winter


Demeter is separated from her daughter during the winter

Which of the following shows that Greek mythology is part of today's popular culture?



Some sports teams are named after figures from Greek mythology



People travel to Greece to hear lyric poems


Some sports teams are named after figures form Greek mythology

Who was the Greek god or goddess of war?



Ares



Zeus

Zeus

Which Greek hero has been the subject of dozens of films



Hercules



Zeus

Zeus

Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?



English words are spelled used in the Greek rules of spelling



Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology

Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology

How was the form of democracy in ancient Greece different from our current democratic government?



People debated issues



Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery

Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery

The Minoans and the (Creteans/Mycenaeans) helped shape later Greek cultures.

Mycenaeans

Democracy in Greece started in the city of (Athens/Delphi)

Athens

The (Ionian/Aegean) Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland

Aegean

The name of the Aegean Sea comes from Aegeus, who was the legendary Greek (god/King)

King

The ancient Greeks believed that their (gods/actions) caused events like thunder and earthquakes

gods

The Greeks of the (stone/Dark) age left on written record

dark

Apollo was the god of the (sun/moon)

Sun

Under the rule of (Draco/Cleisthenes), all the citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly

Cleisthenes

The (Iliad/Odyssey) tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War

Iliad

The form of government in which all citizens can participate directly in the government is called (direct/representative) democracy

direct

T/F



The Minoans are considered the first Greek society

False

T/F



Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea

False

T/F



The Minoans and the Mycenaeans spoke the Greek language

False

T/F



The agora is another name for a fortress

False

T/F



Trade between the colonies and Greece included items such as metals, wine, and olive oil

True

T/F



Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls

False

T/F



Peisistratus, a tyrant, brought peace and prosperity to the city of Athens

True

T/F



Although Greek city-states did not start our as democracies, all of them became democratic

False

T/F



The first democracy in Athens ended because the Macedonians conquered Athens

True

T/F



The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper

false

T/F



Sappho developed the world's first democracy

False

T/F



Another name for a representative democracy is a republic

True

T/F



Democracy in the US has already lasted longer than it did in Athens

True

T/F



Hera is the king of the gods

False

T/F



The Iliad and the Odyssey are still considered among the most important works in Western Lierature

True

T/F



Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love

True

T/F



Aesop wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

False

T/F



It is natural for the ancient Greeks to produce great works of literature because they had always enjoyed telling myths and stories

True

T/F



Fables are different from myths because fables teach lessons about life

True

T/F



Europe was named after Kind Europa

False

A Greek famous for his fables

Aesop

A leader who used force to hold power

Tyrant

An age marked by great achievements

Classical

Rich landowners

aristocrats

Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

Fables

Brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC

Pericles

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world work

mythology

People who had the right to participate in government

citizens

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

areopolois

A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings

Homer