Ancient Greece Test Review

Hippocrates invented the waterscrew.

The Persian invasion of Greece ended Athenian Democracy once and for all.

Which country took over Greece in the AD 330's, ending their direct democracy?

Which location was not a Greek colony in ancient times?

Where did Athenians go to discuss and vote on issues facing the city-state?

Pericles led Athens at a time of great achievement called the Classical Age.

Sappho was a famous lyrical poet in Ancient Greece.

What was the purpose of Sparta's government?

What type of government did Athens have before it was a democracy?

The Agora was the open air market in Greek city-states.

The Olympics honored which Greek god?

Cleisthenes was a brilliant Athenian leader who improved Democracy

Most men in Athens were politicians

Which best summarizes the geography of Ancient Greece?

A Representative Democracy is a type of government where the citizens...

The Minoans and Macedonians helped shape later Greek culture

Pericles helped Athen's Democracy by making ppl proud of the polis with nice building projects, like the Parthenon.

Who is the first Tyrant of Athens?

Poseidon was the god of the underworld

Athena is the queen of the gods

The Illiad and The Odyssey were written by Homer to entertain and educate.

A fable is a short story about gods/heroes.

Homer's Odyssey is a story of traveling home from the Trojan War

Socrates was sentenced to death because he encouraged his students to question everything, even the gods

Why did the Ancient Greeks become expert shipbuilders?

Oligarchy is a type of government where only a few people hold the power

Sparta had the most powerful ARMY in Ancient Greece

Who was the Greek god of war?

Which aristocrat gave Athenian men citizenship?

How do we know that the Greeks influenced our language, English?

Who was in charge of Sparta's army?

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

The people of a Greek polis believed that their city-state

Pericles improved Athenian Democracy by setting up a salary system for public officials.

Which was the Greek hero who fought the Hydra?

Which of these peoples spoke Greek?

What natural disaster ended Minoan civilization?

Which sea lies to the east of the Peloponneseus?

Who was the Athenian aristocrat who thought that the people of Athens had the right to citizenship?

The Ancient Greeks used mythology to help explain...

A tyrant is a leader who holds power through the use of force

Who would not have agreed with the concept of Democracy?

Which city-state was the most pwerful in the Delian League because they had the best NAVY in Ancient Greece?

The Mycenaeans lived...

An acropolis is a high hill that had a fortress on top for protection

Who is known as the father of Democracy?

Euclid was a Greek scientist who thought of many of the rules we still use in geometry today

Which Sea lies to the south of Greece?