The Early Greeks

Question 1

The ___________________ Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland

Accepted Answer

Aegean

Question 2

Form of gov't in which all citizens can participate directly in the government is called, ____

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direct

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?

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Citizens elect officials to make laws

Question 4

People who had a right to participate in the Greek government

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citizens

Question 5

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

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the Minoans

Question 6

Ares was the god of________________

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war

Question 7

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

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Dark Age

Question 8

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

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they felt the laws were too strict

Question 9

Rich landowners

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Aristocrats

Question 10

Greece is an example of which naturally occurring landform?

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peninsula

Question 11

A Greek famous for his fables

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Aesop

Question 12

The Greeks of the ________ Age left no written records.

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Dark

Question 13

______ was the author of the Odyssey and the Illiad, both Greek epics.

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Homer

Question 14

The Minoans and the ___ helped shape later Greek cultures

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Myceneans

Question 15

The ____ tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.

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Illiad

Question 16

A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings

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Homer

Question 17

___________ was the king of the Greek gods.

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Zeus

Question 18

Greek myths were stories that explained

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what natural events happened

Question 19

Under the rule of __, all citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly.

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Cleisthenes

Question 20

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

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by trying to follow the examples of the heroes in the story

Question 21

Name of the brilliant leader of Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC

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Pericles

Question 22

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top.

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acropolis

Question 23

The ancient Greeks believed that their ___________ caused events like thunder and earthquakes.

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gods

Question 24

Democracy in Greece started in the city of __________

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Athens

Question 25

What does democracy mean?

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rule of the people

Question 26

Over time, the Greek people living in city states,

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thought of themselves as residents of the city state

Question 27

A leader (term) who could use force to hold power

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tyrant

Question 28

An age marked by great achievements

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Classical Age

Question 29

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

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fables

Question 30

Body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

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mythology

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