Section 5.2 Greek Government and Society

Question 1

Who were the heavily armed Greek infantry who carried spears and fought in closely spaced rows?

Accepted Answer

hoplite

Question 2

What are traditional stories about gods, goddesses and heroes?

Accepted Answer

myths

Question 3

What is a long poem that tells stories about heroes and great events?

Accepted Answer

epics

Question 4

Events in the ancient Greek Olympic Games included what activities?

Accepted Answer

boxing and wrestling

Question 5

What did the first place winners of the ancient Olympic Games receive?

Accepted Answer

a wreath of wild olive branches

Question 6

According to our studies, in what order did ancient Greece experiment with forms of government?

Accepted Answer

monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, democracy

Question 7

Who is the god of fertility and wine?

Accepted Answer

Dionysus

Question 8

Greek people could speak to their gods through priests and priestesses at this place.

Accepted Answer

oracles

Question 9

What three things did Greeks look to religion for?

Accepted Answer

explanation of nature, human emotions, bringing benefits

Question 10

Ancient Greek civilization were not very advanced. Few people could write. Communication was

Accepted Answer

oral or spoken

Question 11

What athletic content was held every four years to honor the god Zeus?

Accepted Answer

the Olymic Games

Question 12

Which story tells the legend of the Trojan War?

Accepted Answer

The Iliad

Question 13

What is government in which citizens take part?

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 14

Who created two great epic stories about the Trojan War and life ten years after the war?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 15

Which story tells of the adventures of King Odysseus and his way home from the Trojan War?

Accepted Answer

The Odyssey

Question 16

How did the word tyrant eventually change in meaning?

Accepted Answer

it came to mean someone who uses absolute power brutally

Question 17

Who was the god of light, music, and poetry?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 18

What was it called when Greek city-states were led by the noble class?

Accepted Answer

aristocracy

Question 19

What rulers in ancient Greece seized power by force but who ruled with the people's support?

Accepted Answer

tyrants

Question 20

Who is the goddess of womanly goodness and protector of wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 21

What is the idea that people can and should rule themselves?

Accepted Answer

popular government

Question 22

What was the original meaning of the word aristocrats?

Accepted Answer

best men

Question 23

What did ancient Greek people think about what happened after death?

Accepted Answer

most people went to a gray, gloomy underworld led by Hades

Question 24

Who was allowed to watch and compete in the Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

only men

Question 25

In our language, what word refers to any long, adventure-filled journey?

Accepted Answer

odyssey

Section 5.2 Greek Government and Society

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Section 5.2 Greek Government and Society

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