Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

Question 1

Greeks produce great works of literature because they always enjoyed telling myths and stories

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The__Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland.

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Aegean

Question 3

A Greek famous for his fables

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Aesop

Question 4

Hera is the king of the gods

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False

Question 5

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

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false

Question 6

Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language

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Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology

Question 7

An age marked by great achievements

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classical

Question 8

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem

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a poem set to music

Question 9

The following Greek leaders would have approved of democracy found in the United States except

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Draco.

Question 10

The_tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.

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Iliad

Question 11

All of the following cities began as Greek colonies except

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Alexandria, Egypt

Question 12

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

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Pericles

Question 13

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy

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Citizens elect officials to make the laws

Question 14

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

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acropolis

Question 15

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

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became expert shipbuilders

Question 16

The Minoans and the__ helped shape later Greek cultures.

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Mycenaeans

Question 17

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

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Aristocrats had more power than citizens

Question 18

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

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Greeks hid from invading armies

Question 19

A leader who uses force to hold power

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tyrant

Question 20

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

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Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery

Question 21

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

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The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland

Question 22

Apollo was the god of the _

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Sun

Question 23

A famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers

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Homer

Question 24

The ancient Greeks believed that their__ caused events like thunder and earthquakes

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gods

Question 25

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

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False

Question 26

People who have the right to participate in government

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citizens

Question 27

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

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to ask the god Apollo questions

Question 28

Rich landowners

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aristocrats

Question 29

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

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became expert shipbuilders

Question 30

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

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False

Question 31

A body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works

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mythology

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

fables

Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

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Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

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