Chapter 8 - Ancient Greece

Because they enjoyed telling stories and myths, ancient Greeks produced great literary works.

A high hill that often had a fortress on top was called this in ancient Greece.

An age marked by great achievements

Why did ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

Apollo was the god of this.

Rich landowners were called this.

Body of stories about gods and heros that tells how the world works.

Early Athenians voted by writing on papyrus.

This sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland.

Which city did NOT begin as a Greek colony?

Hera is the king of the gods

Which best describes a lyric poem?

The Minoans and this group helped shape later Greek culture.

Which best describes a representative democracy?

How were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

Which Greek leader would NOT approve of the democracy found in the United States?

Short stories that teach lessons about life are called this.

Which of the followingdid NOT take place in the agora?

This man is a famous poet and one of Greece's earliest writers.

Inhabitants of city-states all lived within city walls.

How do we know that Greeks strongly influenced our language?

People with the right to participate in government are called this.

Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent a lot of time at sea.

This Greek man was famous for his fables.

This tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks did this.

A leader who uses force to hold power.

This brilliant leader led the Athens government from 460 BC until 429 BC.

What does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens?

How was ancient Greek democracy different from our current democracy?

This is what the ancient Greeks believed caused events like thunder and earthquakes.