Duplicate of Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

A famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers

All of the following cities began as Greek colonies EXCEPT

Hera is the king of the gods.

People who have the right to participate in government

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

A Greek famous for his fables

All of the following leaders probably would have approved of the U.S.type of democracy EXCEPT

The  _________________________ Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland.

Which of the following does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens?

Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea

The ____________ tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.

The ancient Greeks believed that their ____________ caused events like thunder and earthquakes.

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

Brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC

Which of the following activities did NOT take place in the agora

Which of the following BEST describes a representative democracy?

A leader who uses force to hold power

A body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works

An age marked by great achievements

The Minoans and the _________________________ helped shape later Greek cultures.

Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

Rich land owners

The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper.

It was natural for the ancient Greeks to write great works of literature because of their myths

Apollo was the god of the  ____________ .

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?