Ancient Greece

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

Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?

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

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?

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

An age marked by great achievements

A leader who used force to hold power

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

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

Rich landowners

A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings

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

A Greek who was famous for his fables.

In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large

Over time, Greek people living in city-states

Who was the Greek god or goddess of war?

Hera is the king of the gods

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

Sappho developed the world's first democracy

The first democracy in Athens ended because the Macedonians conquered Athens.

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

What does democracy mean?

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

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

Which of the following best defines a polis?

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

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi

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

All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved of the US type of democracy but

People who had the right to participate in government

A high hill often with a fortress on top of it

The Minoans are considered the first Greek society

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

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans

According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?

Fables are different from myths because fables teach lessons about life

An agora is another name for a fortress

The citizens in the early democracy voted by writing on paper.

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

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

Greek myths were stories that explained

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

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

Because traveling by land was difficult, the Greeks

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

Which of the following best summarizes the geography of Greece?

Aesop wrote the Iliad and Odyssey

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