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A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings
Plato
Pericles
Homer
Aesop
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Which of the following is NOT a type of government in Ancient Greece?
oligarchy
tyranny
patriarchy
democracy
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What does democracy mean?
"rule of the people"
"rule of he leaders"
"rule of the powerful"
"rule of few"
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The greatest Greek doctor
Athena
Hippocrates
Homer
Zeus
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What is the title of a leader who uses force to hold power?
oligarchy
teacher
citizen
tyrant
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Two of the most powerful city-states are?
Morinth and Argos
Sparta and Athens
Megara and Corinth
Plainview an Old Bethpage
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What is an independent city that rules itself and its surrounding area?
village
city
town
city-state
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Greece's geography is best described as...
a land of small hills and dense forests
a rocky, mountainous land
a land of flat, fertile plains
a cold, barren land
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One of the greatest Greek historian that gave an impartial account 0f the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Euclid
Herodotus
Socrates
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Greek philosopher that believed people must never stop looking for knowledge
Hippocrates
Thusydides
Socrates
Aristotle
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Which of the following best defines a polis?
a high hill
a period of great achievements
a small city-state
a marketplace where goods were traded
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The piece of literature that describes the end of the Trojan War
The Iliad by Homer
The Odyssey by Homer
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Republic by Plato
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Each city-state had its own rule and _______
tyrant
government
ruler
president
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Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?
Solon
Peisistratus
Pericles
Draco
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Ancient Greece was made up of ___________
states
cities
sausages
city_states
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Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
fables
Homer
Aesop
mythology
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A high hill that often had a fortress on its top
fables
acropolis
cavalry
oligarchy
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Who holds the power in an oligarchy type of government?
the king
a small group of people
the gods in Olympia
the queen
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In order to vote, you had to be a ______
citizen
slave
women
foreigner
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"Founder of Geometry"
Patanjo
Socrates
Aristotle
Euclid
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Who rules in a monarchy?
a ruler
a king
a president
a friend
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A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
mythology
fiction
Aesop
fables
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Who was able to vote in Athens?
foreigners
adult male slaves
All citizens
Athenian adult male citizens
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What are short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live.
Aesop
polis
fables
mythology
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Ancient Greece had a ___________ government
direct democracy
representative democracy
dictatorship
decent democracy
