Ch. 8 Review....BOOM

A famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers

A Greek famous for his fables

Which of Homer's epics tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?

A leader who uses force to hold power

Apollo was the god of the...

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

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

How was democracy in Ancient Greece different from American democracy?

The Minoans and whom helped shaped later Greek cultures.

Because it was difficult to travel on land in Greece, the Greeks became experts at...

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

The Greeks could make great works of literature because they enjoyed telling myths and stories.

Hera is the king of the gods.

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

Rich landowners

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

Which of these did NOT take place in the agora?

An age marked by great achievements

Which city did not begin as a Greek colony?

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

Which of the following best describes a lyric poem?

People who have the right to participate in the government

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

Which of the following BEST describes a Representative Democracy?

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

What sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland?

The ancient Greeks believed who caused events like thunder and earthquakes

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

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

Which of these leaders would not have approved the American form of Democracy?

In what was were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?