Chapter 8- Ancient Greece

This is Greek for “rule of the people”

After Greek city-states were ruled by kings, they were ruled by

If a person in ancient Greece was marked with red dye, the person had to

The word democracy comes from Greek words meaning

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

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

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?

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

A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings

Greek myths explained why natural events happened.

Under the rule of _____, all citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly.

Rich landowners

Which of the following best summarizes the geography of Greece?

according to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?

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

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

Greek word for city-state

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

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

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

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

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?

During the Classical Age, people living in city-states

Which of the following activities did not take place in the agora? 

A leader who used force to hold power

The Minoans and the _______were the two earliest trading cultures to emerge within Greece

The ________________________ tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War.

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?

The Greeks enjoyed telling myths and stories, likewise creating literature was natural. 

Greek tyrants were different from tyrants today because they

People who had the right to participate in government

One of the most famous Greek heroes was ________________, who fought and defeated the hydra.  

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy? 

government in which all citizens can participate directly in the government is called_democracy

The United States government is not a direct democracy like Athens’ government because

An age marked by great achievements

Democracy in Greece started in the city of ______________________

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