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1
This leader encouraged the people of his city to participate in government
Draco
Macedonians
Pericles
Hercules
2
Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?
fortress
river
temple
mountain range
3
Why did the Greeks create colonies?
They wanted to create a large empire
They wanted to conquer the entire mediterranean
They wanted to become rich from trade
They wanted to sail to exotic places
4
Created a set of very harsh laws for Athens
Tyrants
Pericles
Draco
Homer
5
Greek myths were stories that explained
what things the Greek people most valued
why humans should worship the gods
why natural or historical events happened
why humans or animals behaved like they did
6
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
all citizens help make laws
citizens act as judges and lawmakers
citizens elect officials to make the laws
all men, women, and children can vote
7
Greek fables often feature what as main characters?
monsters
animals
plants
people
8
On what type of landform is Greece located?
mountain
peninsula
island
valley
9
Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?
They provided places to swim
They provided trade routes
They provided drinking water
They provided water for crops
10
Which epic poem tells the story of the final years of the Trojan War and the hero Achilles?
Odyssey
Iliad
11
According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?
Apollo goes away for part of each year to ret
Demeter is separated from her daughter during the winter
Hera is punishing humans for not worshipping the gods
Hephaestus is making weapons for the gods in his forge
12
This term describes the government in the United States
representative democracy
democracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
13
What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?
Dorians and Hebrews
Sumerians and Athenians
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Trojans and Olympians
14
Who is known as the king of the Greek gods?
Homer
Hercules
Hydra
Zeus
15
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks
took up farming
became expert shipbuilders
gave up trying to travel
learned how to climb mountains
16
Who was the famous Greek hero that defeated Hydra
Zeus
Sappho
Homer
Hercules
17
They myth about the god Hephaestus working in his fiery forge explained
earthquakes
thunderstorms
volcanic eruptions
the seasons
18
How did citizens in the early democracy of Athens vote?
standing in groups
raising their hands
writing on paper
leaving the room
19
A government in which only a few people have power is called
an oligarchy
a democracy
a monarchy
a tyrant
20
A poem that is set to music is called a
Focus poem
lyric poem
Song
Haiku poem
21
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of
war
celebration
love
wisdom
22
Which describes the geography of Greece?
flat plains
small hills and forests
cold, barren land
rocky, mountainous land
23
After Greek city-states were ruled by kings, they were ruled by
armies
aristocrats
citizens
dictators
24
The most famous lyric poet was a woman named
Sappho
Julliane Trinidad
Zeus
Fortress
25
He is known as the "Father of Democracy"
Cleisthenes
Homer
Trump
Pericles