Unit 8: Ancient Greece Test Prep

Type of government that gives citizens the power to rule themselves

A ________ is a time period in which there are no available written records

A person had to meet the following requirements to be considered a citizen: Male, Age 18 or older, and born in Athens

The Olympics were considered a ____________ event during ancient times

__________ is a group of stories about gods and heroes that attempt to explain different natural and historical events

__________ got its name because ancient Greeks believed the gods lived on the mountain.

The ______________ was fought between the Greeks & Persia

Greece is a large _______, which is a type of landform that is mostly surrounded by water.

The ancient Greeks established colonies to spread their religion to other lands.

What god or goddess was the city of Athens named after?

Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?

A _________ is a group of hoplite soldiers arranged in a square

Type of government that gets the power to rule through force

A form of democracy in which citizens choose government officials to represent them.

______________ conquered parts of three continents to create the largest empire in world history at the time

Type of government in which only a small group of the wealthiest people have power

The _______ was the common currency used by ancient Greek city-states.

___________ was a Greek poet who wrote two famous epics, or long poems, known as the Iliad and the Odyssey

A ____________ is someone who has the right to participate in government

Type of government in which power is shared between a small group of people

The __________ were the first Greeks.

What race is named after a messenger that ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to deliver the good news of a battle?

A polis is another name for a city-state in ancient Greece

The major gods in Greek mythology are called the _________ since the Greeks thought they lived on top of Mount Olympus.

A form of democracy that allows all citizens to directly participate in government.