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#Early Greeks
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1
The _____Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland.
Aegean
Ionian
Mediterranean
Black
2
The ancient Greeks believed that their ____ caused events like thunder and earthquakes.
gods
actions
dopplar radar
seismographs
3
Which of the following does not describe the first democracy in Athens?
All citizens had the right to take part in the assembly.
Aristocrats had more power than citizens.
Citizens could serve on smaller councils.
Every citizen had the right to speak.
4
Which of the following activities did not take place in the agora?
Greeks had religous gatherings.
Greeks bought and sold goods.
Greeks hid from invading armies.
Greeks held political meetings.
5
All of the following cities began as Greek colonies except
Alexandria, Egypt
Marseille, France
Instanbul, Turkey
Naples, Italy
6
In what way were the Mycenaens different from the Minoans?
The Mycenaens did not speak Greek.
The Mycenaens were not traders.
The Mycenaens lived on the Greek mainland.
The Mycenaens lived on Greek islands.
7
Apollo was the god of the ?
Sun
Underworld
Stars
Moon
8
Hera is the king of the gods.
True
False
9
The ____ tells us the story of the last years of the Trojan War.
Hebrew Bible
Odyssey
Iliad
Dead Sea Scrolls
10
The Minoans and the _____helped shape later Greek cultures.
Cretans
Spartans
Egyptians
Mycenaens
11
The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper.
True
False
12
Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?
Many English expressions come from Greek mythology.
English words are spelled using Greek rules of spelling.
The English language was first spoken in ancient Greece.
English is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet.
13
Because they lived on an island, Mycenaens spent much of their life at sea.
False
True
14
Brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about BC until 429 BC
Homer
Ceasar
Cleisthenes
Pericles
15
Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside of the city walls.
True
False
16
How was the form of democracy in ancient Greece different from our form of Democracy?
Officials collected and counted the votes
People debated issues
Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery
Citizens voted on issues
17
Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
to see the birthplace of Aphrodite
to see where Hercules battled over hydra
to ask the god Apollo questions
to qorship Zues and the other gods
18
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
All men, women, and children can vote.
Citizens elect officials to make the laws.
All citizens help make the laws.
Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.
19
Which of the following best describes a lyric poem?
Apoem that teaches life's lessons
A poem about Greek heroes
A poem set to music
A poem that explains natural events
20
All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved American democracy except
Draco
Pericles
Cleisthenes
Solon
21
Because traveling by land was so difficult, the Greeks
became expert shipbuilders
took up farming
gave up trying to travel
learned how to climb mountains