Ancient Greece Unit Review 2021

Greek myths were stories that explained

After defeating Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta became the most powerful city-state

Athenian boys were taught both military skills and about art and culture

Over time, the Greek people living in city-states

Which of the following best summarizes the geography of Greece?

Which Greek hero has been the subject of dozens of films?

The Minoans and the _____________ helped shape later Greek cultures.

The first Persian invasion of Greece failed when the Greeks won the Battle of ______________.

The ancient Greeks believed that their ____________ caused events like thunder and earthquakes.

Rich landowners in Greece

The democratic society of Athens allowed women to have more rights than in other cities.

Democracy in Greece started in the city of

A government in which only a few people have power is called?

The ____________ Sea lies to the east of the Greek Mainland

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

Which of the following was not a reason the Greeks traded with other cultures?

For Spartan boys training to be soldiers, the penalty for stealing food was death

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

Although Greek city-states did not start out as democracies, all of them became democracies

A leader who used force to hold power

Spartans did not place much value in _____________

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta?

A famous poet who wrote some of the earliest Greek writings (Think Simpsons)

The Minoans are considered the first Greek society

At what age were Spartan men done serving in the army?

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?

Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened if Sparta's army had become weak?

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

Women in ___________________ had certain freedoms because of the way their society was structured.

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

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

All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved of the type of democracy found in the U.S. except

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

Under which leader did Democracy in Athens work best?

Helots were an important part of _____________ society.

Athenians believed that studying ___________ made people made people better citizens.

Short stories that teach the readers lessons about life

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

How was the form of democracy in ancient Greece different from our current form of democracy?

Considered the Father of Democracy

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

What does democracy mean?

The period of warfare and disorder in Greece is referred to as the

Brilliant elected leader who led Athens' government from 460 BC until 429 BC

An age marked by great achievements

During the early democracy in Greece, why did the people have meetings outdoors?

The Minoans and the Myceneans spoke the Greek language.

Which of the following best defines a polis?

Which of the following groups built an advanced society on the island of Crete?

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

Which best describes how the people of Athens responded to Draco's laws?

The form of government in which all citizens can participate directly in the government is

Which of the following led to the end of the Minoan civilization?

A Greek famous for his fables

Why were juries in Athens designed to have an odd number of members?

In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large

An agora is another name for a fortress (upstairs)

What caused the Peloponnesian War?

A body of stories about gods and heroes

The Greeks of the ___________ age left no written records

Which best describes the difference between Cleisthenes and Peisistratus?

People who had the right to participate in the Government

What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?

Which of the following best describes how a Greek colony was similar to a polis?