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Ch. 8 Test - Ancient Greece
Ch. 8 Test - Ancient Greece
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attacked cities and pirated ships
Minoans
Mycenaens
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had large palaces that reflected wealthy and artistic people
Minoans
Mycenaens
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The Persian Wars affected the Greeks by cities being destroyed, Athens being burned, and the economy & military weakened
False
True
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Fables
were gathered from biblical stories
often had animals as main characters that talked and acted as humans do
usually contained a moral in a closing statement
were stories that were written down
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A description of athletic games in ancient Greece includes that athletes
who won were crowned with garlands of laurel leaves
competed in events such as sprints, wrestling, discus throwing, & races
began practicing as schoolboys
were required to serve in the military if they didn't win their events
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Sparta and other city-states formed the Peloponnesian League
False
True
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their civilization ended when invaders conquered ntheir fortresses
Mycenaens
Minoans
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gained wealth from trading with other people
Minoans
Mycenaens
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Greek myths
were passed down by storytellers
remained unchanged from their original versions
tell stories about Greek gods and goddesses or human heroes
were adapted from Bible stories
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Achievements in math and science in ancient Greece include that
Hippocrates contributed to the study of astronomy
Sophocles was called the Father of Democracy
Archimedes advanced the development of pulleys
Pythagoras studied geometry & theorized about the area of triangles
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Greek plays
included both men and women as actors
were performed as a literary art form during religious festivals
were mostly about the gods and heroes
included the comedy and the tragedy
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A description of education in ancient Greece includes that
students used papyrus and were trained by priests from temples
students used the Greek alphabet as they wrote on wax-coated tablets
boys from poorer families and also girls attended school
boys began school at age six and continued until at least fourteen
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Modern-day Greece has more landmass that ancient Greece
False
True
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After the Persian Wars, Sparta and other city-states formed the Delian League.
False
True
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Homer's contribution to literature includes that
his works include the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey
his epics emphasize the values heroes should have
his works include the poem The Epic of Gilgamesh
his epics give glimpses into life and culture during the dark age of Greece
