5) What is a citizen?

a free resident of a city-state

2) What is an acropolis?

the high temple city in the center of a Greek polis.

a group of people who make decisions in a legal case.

a watercolor painting done on wet plaster

3) What is a phalanx?

a military formation involving heavily armed infantry.

16) What themes in Western Literature were inspired by Ancient Greek epics and myths?

the hero's journey, the tragic hero, historical records, satirical comedy

14) What happened to the Minoans?

their major cities were destroyed by a tsunami, they were conquered by the Mycenaeans

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World History: Ancient Greece - Building a Civilization

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10) What about Greece’s geography encouraged independence among its city-states?
mountainous coastal terrain
long, interconnected rivers
dry regions interspersed with oasis
wide open plains
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18) Despite their independence, what did Greek city-states share in common?
government
religion
language
culture
3
5) What is a citizen?
a person responsible for organizing taxes
a peasant in a city-state
a Greek politician
a free resident of a city-state
4
12) What two civilizations went to war during the Trojan War?
Athens and Sparta
Athens and Mycenae
Sparta and Troy
Mycenae and Troy
5
8) From where did Mycenaean culture borrow its writing system?
from Egypt
from Mesopotamia
from the Phoenicians
from the Minoans
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19) The city-state Sparta was best known for its:
art
government
military
literature
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2) What is an acropolis?
the government style designed by Sparta.
a battle formation invented by Sparta
the high temple city in the center of a Greek polis.
a set of famous temples in the city of Athens
8
6) What is a jury?
an audience to a dramatic event
a group of soldiers who discipline recruits.
a court that judges criminals
a group of people who make decisions in a legal case.
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7) What is a fresco?
a sweet and refreshing beverage
a painted image depicting a myth or legend
a watercolor painting done on wet plaster
a building dedicated to a god or goddess
10
9) Early Mycenaean city-states were ruled by:
warrior kings
priests
a landowning aristocracy
women
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20) The city-state Athens was best known for its:
government
art
literature
military
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4) What is a hoplite?
A Spartan peasant
A Persian soldier
A Greek soldier
An Athenian government official
13
11) The earliest civilization in the Aegean Sea was the:
Mycenaeans in the Peloponnese
Etruscans in southern Italy
Minoans on Crete
Trojans on the Ionian Coast
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3) What is a phalanx?
a government official in Sparta.
a defensive wall built to protect a city-state.
the central plaza of a Greek city-state
a military formation involving heavily armed infantry.
15
1) What is a Polis?
a Greek city-state.
a defensive battle formation from Ancient Greece.
the defensive structure in the center of a Greek city.
a fast-moving Greek ship.
16
16) What themes in Western Literature were inspired by Ancient Greek epics and myths?
the hero's journey
the tragic hero
historical records
satirical comedy
17
14) What happened to the Minoans?
their major cities were destroyed by a tsunami
they were conquered by the Mycenaeans
they disappeared for still unknown reasons
they were conquered by the Persians
18
13) How do we know the story of the Trojan War?
from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
from the Epic of Gilgamesh
from the historian Virgil
from the historian Herodotus
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17) Most early Greek city-states had what type of government?
democracy
oligarchy
anarchy
monarchy
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15) Civilizations in Ancient Greece relied on this for trade:
the silk road
olive oil
provincial guards
the sea

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