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Ancient Greece Chapter 8 Review
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A review for the Holt World History Series for Chapter 8 on Ancient Greece
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1
What landform might have led to the end of the Minoan Civilization?
River
Plain
Mountain
Volcano
2
Which plant is an example of something that can be grown with the landforms of Greece?
Olives
Corn
Wheat
Oranges
3
What is the Greek word for city-state?
Agora
Megara
Polis
Acropolis
4
All people in the city-state of Athens, asidefrom slaves, were allowed to vote.
False
True
5
All city states in Greece were democractic.
False
True
6
In what type of government do people elect officials to make decisions for them?
Tyranny
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
7
What type of landform makes up the mainland of Greece?
Butte
Mountain
Island
Peninsula
8
What did the Greeks call it when they met on a hill to vote in Athens?
Agora
Assembly
Polis
Megara
9
What did the Mycenaeans build throughout the Pelopponesus Peninsula?
Synagogues
Trading Centers
Fortresses
Temples
10
What adjective could be used to describe modern tyrants?
Harsh
Loved
Welcomed
Kind
11
What do they call the period of history when the Greeks lost their culture?
The Hard Times
The Dark Age
The Period of Longing
The Dark Period
12
What does "Democracy" mean in Greek?
Rule of the people
Rule of the many
Rule of the one
Rule of the superior
13
In Greece, this was the age marked by their greatest achievements.
The Hellenistic Age
The Modern Age
The Age of City-states
The Classical Age
14
Where was the Minoan Civilization located?
Modern day Italy
The Island of Sicily
The Island of Crete
Pelopponesus Peninsula
15
What civilization are considered to be the first Greeks?
Mycenaeans
Minoans
Athenians
Dorians
16
What did the primary sources of the minoans focus on?
Landforms and Natural Features
Democracy and Government
Art and Sea Creatures
Soldiers and War
17
What landform was very common in Ancient Greece?
Mountains
Fjords
Rivers
Plateaus
18
In what type of government does a citizen's vote directly affect the outcome?
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
19
What aristocrat gave up his power and started the world's first democracy in ancient Athens?
Cleisthenes
Pericles
Solon
Draco
20
What is another name for rich landowners in ancient Athens?
Dracos
Aristocrats
Minoans
Mycenaeans
21
What is a person who has the right to participate in government called?
Minoan
Citizen
Aristocrat
Democrat
22
Who makes laws in the United States?
The citizens
The President
Elected Representatives
Judges
23
What did the Greeks call their marketplace?
Argos
Polis
Agora
Megara
24
What is civilization was the most peaceful in the early history of this area of the world?
Dorians
Mycenaeans
Minoans
Athenians
25
What aristocrat made less harsh laws in Athens after Draco?
Draco
Pericles
Solon
Cleisthenes
26
What is the main sea that the Greeks sailed on?
The Caribbean Sea
The Aegean Sea
The Ionian Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
27
How many people did the Athenians want for most major decisions?
500
60
6,000
10,000
28
In what type of government do only a few people rule?
Direct Democracy
Republic
Tyranny
Oligarchy
29
What tyrant took over the oligarchy and was supported by the people?
Peisistratus
Draco
Pericle
Cleisthenes
30
What is another name for a representative democracy?
Electives
Direct Government
Democracy of the many
Republic
31
What is the definition of an acropolis?
A high hill
Another word for a democracy
Another word for a tyranny
A city-state
32
What aristocrat made harsh laws in Athens to avoid future rebellions against the oligarchy?
Peisistratus
Solon
Draco
Pericles
33
What is the definition of a city-state?
A city that is independent
A city with a population of at least 20,000
A city with a king
A city that has a democracy
34
In addition to being 18, citizens in Athens needed to have what in order to vote?
2 Years of Military Service
Gone to college
Lived in Athens for 5 years
Gone to the school of Democracy
35
What man wanted to pay people to work as officials and serve as jury members in ancient Athens?
Peisistratus
Pericles
Solon
Cleisthenese
