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Chapter 9 Ancient Greece
Chapter 9 Ancient Greece
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Study guide for Chapter 9
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How were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?
Mycenaeans lived on Greek islands.
Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland.
Mycenaeans were not traders.
Mycenaeans didn't speak Greek.
2
Which Greek leader would not approve of the type of democracy found in the United States?
Draco
Pericles
Cleisthenes
Solon
3
A famous Greek poet.
Sappho
Homer
Pericles
Cleisthenes
4
Why did many Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
To see the birthplace of Aphrodite.
To worship Zeus and the other gods.
To see Hercules battle the Hydra.
To ask the god Apollo questions.
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Stories that explain how the world works.
Mythology
Classical
Lyric Poems
Fables
6
Brilliant elected leader who led Athens government until 429 BC.
Pericles
Cleisthenes
Solon
Draco
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Short stories that teach lessons about life.
Lyric Poems.
Mythology.
Fables.
Agora.
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What is a representative democracy?
Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.
All citizens help make the laws.
Citizens elect officials to make the laws.
All men, women, and children can vote.
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Which does not describe the first democracy in Athens?
All citizens had the right to speak.
Every citizen had the right to speak.
Citizens could serve on smaller councils.
Aristocrats had more power than citizens.
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A high hill that usually has a fortress on top.
Agora.
Acropolis.
Classical.
Polis.
11
The ancient Greeks enjoyed telling stories and myths.
False
True
12
How was democracy in ancient Greece different from our democratic government?
Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery.
Officials collected and counted the votes.
Citizens voted on issues.
People debated issues.
13
What is a lyric poem?
Poem that teaches life's lessons.
Poem that explains natural events.
Poem about Greek heroes.
Poem set to music.
14
Which of the following shows how the Greeks influenced our language?
Many English words and expressions come from mythology.
English language is based on letters of the Greek alphabet.
The English language was first spoken in Greece.
English words are spelled using the Greek rules of spelling.
15
What is a polis?
Word for city.
A classical age.
Greek word for city-state.
Another word for acropolis.
16
Who helped shape Greek culture?
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Mycenaeans and Cretans.
Mycenaeans and Minions
Minotaur and Minoans
17
Ancient Greeks believed that gods were responsible for thunder and earthquakes.
True
False
18
The Iliad tells the story of?
Odyssey's journey.
Helen of Troy.
The last years of the Trojan War.
The beginning of the Trojan War.
19
Which sea lies east of the Greek mainland?
Aegean
Ionian.
East China Sea
Mediterranean
20
The Mycenaeans lived on an island.
True
False
21
Everyone who lived inside the City-state lived inside it's walls.
False
True
22
Hera is the king of the gods.
True
False
23
The Greek landscape is dominated by?
wide open plains.
mountains.
trees.
deserts.
24
Greece is?
a peninsula.
landlocked.
very far away.
an island.
25
People who had the right to participate in the government in ancient Greece.
Citizens.
Aristocrats
Tyrants
Men and women.
26
Which activity did not happen in the agora?
Political meetings.
Buying and selling of goods.
Hiding places for invading armies.
Religious gatherings.
27
Which Greek was famous for fables?
Solon
Homer
Aesop
Pericles
28
Ancient Greek citizens voted by writing on paper.
True
False
29
How did Greece's geography influence trade?
City States used Amazon.
City-states trades with one another by sea.
City-states didn't trade with one another.
City-states traded with others on the Silk Road.
30
Greece's geography was responsible for the development of?
acropolises.
agoras.
individual city-states.
good mountain climbing shoes.
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A leader who uses force to hold power.
Classical Age
Aristocrats
Pericles
Tyrants
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An age marked by great achievements.
Agora
Oligarchy
Polis
Classical
33
How was the Athenian Government ruled prior to democracy?
It has always been a democracy.
Tyrants.
Kings
King, tyrant, oligarchy.
34
Apollo was the god of the?
Moon
War
Sea
Sun
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Rich landowners.
Minoans.
Classical.
Tyrants.
Aristocrats.
