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Greece Quiz 1
Greece Quiz 1
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Poet who wrote
The Iliad
Athena
Heinrich Schliemann
Sister Rita
Homer
2
Which civilization began in the location marked by the letter D
Minoan
Persian
Mycenaean
Egyptian
3
The rocky islands and isolated valleys of Greece contributed to the development of
several different Greek languages
individual city-states
a large, united Greek empire.
the Greek alphabet.
4
The Mycenaeans learned many skills from the conquered Minoans, including
iron making.
shipbuilding.
herding elephants
painting.
5
Minoan civilization owed its success mainly to
its isolated location on Crete
its strong rulers
conquering other civilizations
trading with other civilizations
6
The Mycenaean people were primarily
farmers.
artisans.
sea traders.
shepherds.
7
Greek city-state
polis
acropolis
strait
phalanx
8
To discover the will of the gods, Greeks
consulted the oracles
analyzed their dreams
meditated
fasted for days
9
The frescoes at Knossos tell us that
the sea was very important to the Minoan people.
Minoan women had fewer rights than in other cultures.
the Mycenaeans worshipped the bull as a god.
the Mycenaeans began the Trojan War.
10
a military formation of foot soldiers
acropolis
phalanx
polis
strait
11
The
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
,
reveal much about the values of ancient Greeks.
are completely factual.
were written down and read by all Mycenaeans.
were lost when the Dorians invaded from the north.
12
Greek-speaking people that dominated the Aegean world and probably started the Trojan War
Mycenaeans
Mediterraneans
Dorians
Minoans
13
The power of the middle class increased partly due to
the development of bronze weapons.
the establishment of an aristocracy
changes in military technology
the decline in trade
14
In a Greek city-state, the acropolis was
the marketplace
the location of temples
the main school
the legislative building
15
geographic characteristics of Greece that provided a link to the outside world
mountains
seas
grasslands
valleys
16
Rule by the land holding elite
democracy
Anarchy
tyrant
Aristocracy
17
Narrow water passage
acropolis
strait
polis
phalanx
18
the Trojan War may have been caused by
a conflict over the right to trade with Mesopotamia.
the kidnapping of Helen.
a disagreement between rulers.
an economic rivalry between Troy and Mycenae.
19
Which of the following conflicts centered around the location marked by the letter C
Macedonian conquest
Trojan War
Peloponnesian War
Persian Wars
20
Archaeologists believe that the end of Minoan civilization could have been caused by
revolts among the people.
Mycenaean invaders
poor leadership.
Egypt’s unwillingness to trade.
21
government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called a(n)
aristocracy
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
22
early form of government in which a hereditary ruler exercised central power
republic
oligarchy
monarchy
aristocracy
23
In a(n)_____ , government is ruled by the people.
Anarchy
Aristocracy
democracy
tyrant
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no-one at all ruled
Aristocracy
democracy
Anarchy
tyrant
25
a person who gains power by force
Aristocracy
democracy
Anarchy
tyrant
26
The subject of the
Odyssey
is the
Kidnapping of Helen
struggles of Odysseus to return home after the war.
famous relationship between Odysseus and Achilles.
heroic deeds of Odysseus