Greece Review Flashcards

1

Why did the Mycenaeans and Minoans invent a written language?

They were bored
To keep records of trade
To read books
To keep records of what they ate

2

What did the Mycenaeans build around their city-states to defend themselves from enemies?

trees
walls
buildings
the agora

3

What kind of government did Athens have?

Tyranny
Democracy
Monoarchy
Oligarchy

4

In Sparta, what were slaves called?

slaves
helits
helots
farmers

5

Zeus was the supreme god of?

plants
wisdom
the skies
everything

6

Athens' primary god was...

none of the above
Athena
Zeus
Apollo

7

The Delian League was led by...

Athens
Egypt
Sparta
Macedonia

8

What kind of government did Sparta have?

Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Monarchy

9

Greek civilization was shaped around the...

sea
ocean
mountains
walls

10

Type of government when power is in the hands of one person, who has illegally seized power

tyranny
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy

11

Who could compete in the olympic games?

free, Greek men
all free people
all men
everyone

12

Where was Alexander the Great from?

Macedonia
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Canada

13

The Peloponnesian League was led by...

Egypt
none of the above
Sparta
Athens

14

The Peloponnesian War was fought between which 2 leagues?

Peloponnesian, Persian
Persian, Delian
Philips, Delian
Delian, Peloponnesian

15

Who was the leader of Athens during the Peloponnesian War?

Pericles
Zeus
Alexander the Great
King Philip

Greece Review

Questions 15

Greece Review

Questions 15