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The teachings of Homer promoted

During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled

a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland

where the members of the choros danced and sang

a system of government in which a few people hold power

Which of the following was the first Greek state?

a type of landform

Sparta was ruled by _________________.

The major gods and goddesses of the Greeks were believed to live on Mt. Olympias

The Greeks developed the modern concept of citizenship.

Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?

Athens educated its males differently from Sparta in that

a Greek city-state

a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

On the mainland, the Greek civilization ______.

According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war

As Greek city-states grew, political changes occurred, such as _______________.

Greek civilization began in a river valley.

In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?

a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority

The geography of Greece did not influence the formation of independent city-states.

The tyrants of ancient Greece were

where the spectators sat

The ancient Greeks considered religion

The word spartan has come to mean

The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.

An oligarchy is _______________.

a market and a place where people meet and debate

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

Communities in ancient Greece were ______.

Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed ______.

Which of the following statements is true about city-states?

About 8 percent of the geography of Greece is mountainous

Spartan women were trained in

The poet who wrote the Iliad was named Herodotus.

What Greek Island did the tyrant Polycrates rule?

Greek history was influenced by what aspect of Greece’s Geography?

a system of government in which all citizens share in running the government

the stage where the actors perform

Socrates’ most famous student was named Aristotle.

By 750 B.C., the ____, or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life.

the building behind the stage, usually with doors

Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first

What happened to the Mycenaean’s in 1100 B.C?

~The 8th century BC the Greeks adopted a new system of writing based on the Phoenician alphabet

According to legend, how did the people in Athens find out abut the battle of Marathon?