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A city state is a city that forms an independent COUNTRY with its surrounding territory
True
False
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What do you call a fortified city that was built on a hill
Acropolis
Acronym
Acroyoga
Acrobatics
3
A tyrant is a cruel and oppressive ruler
False
True
4
What is a murder by sudden or secret attack called?
Oligarchy
Assassination
Assimilation
Killing
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What is a name of one of these city states?
Athens
Athena
Thebes
Thermos
6
What is a democracy?
Democratic republic
Power to the ruler
Republican democracy
Power to the people
7
Who was one of the greatest philosophers that came from Greece?
Socrates
Artistot
Aristotle
Alex the gr8
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Why were they able to conquer them?
Aqueducts burst
Flood
Civil war
Drought
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Western civilization refers to the art, literature, and culture that emerged from the Middle Ages
True
False
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Oligarchy is a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
True
False
11
The international games that we still hold every four years starting in Greece and are called the Gladiator events.
True
False
12
An alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit especially between countries or organizations
False
True
13
Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odd Sea
True
False
14
Who was the greatest leader of all time to lead Rome?
Constantine
Nevuchadnetzar
Alexander the Great
15
What is a name of a Greek god and what did this god do/ stand for?
Athena: queen of gods
Alex the Great: king!
Hashem: master of the world
Athena: war goddes
16
Greece is a peninsula and a group of islands located in what sea?
Atlantic
Southern
Mediterranean
Greek
17
What is a painting done on wet plaster called?
Acropolis
Mosaic
Watercolor
Frescoes
18
A jury is a body of people sworn in to give a verdict on a case based on personal convictions
False
True
19
How did geography help Greece become so powerful?
They had mountains and seas surrounding which keeps them hidden
They had mountains and seas, which helped them not get attacked as easily
They had mountains and seas, which helped them drowned the enemies
They had mountains and seas, which helped them build boats and ski lifts
20
What is one of the 3 time periods that Ancient Greek was divided into? *include one big thing that happened in it*
Archaic *olympics were invented*
Hellenism *ask miss Jacobson* ;)
Archaic *archery was invented*
Hellenistic *downfall of rome*
21
The Romans conquered the Greeks
False
True
22
The Iliad and the odyssey are not just books; they are called ______ poems.
Epic
Exhilarating
Medieval
Great
23
About how long did the Greek civilization last?
75 years
700 years
57 years
500 years
24
What is a legislature
An organized body having authority to make laws for a political unit
A jury
A legislative group of friends
Organized body that gives a verdict for a political unit
25
A city state in Ancient Greece
Civilization
Acropolis
Polis
Tribute
26
What is a monarchy
Form of government with a monarch at the head
A month of more rain
A butterfly
A form of government that has a strong influence
27
Where were the Olympics held in ancient Greece?
Pantheon
Colosseum
Olympia
Roman numeral
28
What is a city with its surrounding territory called?
Territorial state
City state
State territory
State city
29
The society, culture, and way of life in a particular area
Western life
Western Civilization
Civilization
Civilized life
30
A civilization and a western civilization are the same thing
False
True
31
The Greeks founded a type of government that we use in America today. It’s called a Democracy.
True
False
32
Truce is a payment made every single day by one state ruler to another as a sign of independence
False
True
33
The process of taking in and fully understand info or ideas
Smiling
Assimilation
Assassination
Stimulation
34
The Greeks had slaves
True
False
