Early Greece Review

Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world and gods.

The three seas surrounding Greece

What best describes the Minoans?

The Peninsula where the Mycenaeans lived

Use majority vote system

Jurors cast votes orally or on paper

Lawyers and Judges Present

Began to decline when invaded by the Dorians

Juries make determination of guilt or innocence

The sea that separates Greece and Turkey and contains many small islands.

Natives of Mainland Greece; Created Linear B; Was a warring group who raided the Greek world.

Men and women are citizens

War like people

No judges

Mountain range located in Greece.

The Greek name for "city-state"

Although both had linear writing, their writing was Linear B and was perfected

City-State that focused on War

Greece's highest mountain and the site where ancient Greeks believed their god's lived

Land divided into 10 sections

Home of the gods and goddesses

The Greeks worshipped the sea god, Poseidon. What does this tell us about their civilization?

City-state focused on Democracy

Built a thick stone wall for protection around their cities

Land divided into 50 states

A long poem about a hero's adventure or journey

Banishment is done through imprisonment

Which best describes the Mycenaeans?

A priest who is known to tell the future.

A form of government in which power is held by nobility.

List the correct order of government types in ancient Greece

Original Greek settlement of the Minoans

Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world and their gods

An ancient kingdom in the Balkan peninsula. Present day Macedonia and Northern Greece.

Which of the following describe Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations?

A long poem about a hero's adventure or journey.

Original Greek settlement of the Minoans

A Greek marketplace.

All citizens can speak and debate

Which of the following is NOT an example of how geographic features affected the Greeks?

How did Greece's physical geography influence it's early civilizations?

Ancient Greeks raised sheep, grew olives, and lived in isolated communities. Why?

Author of the epics- the Iliad and the Odyssey

The ancient Greeks established colonies outside of Greece for this main reason

City in Asia Minor; Site of famous war

Means "illegitimate ruler." Ruler controls everything and seizes power illegally.

Some of Greece's geographic features include

Banishment is cast for any length of time

All citizens can vote

Although historians are unsure of the decline most assume attack from mainland people was cause

Means "one to rule." Power is transferred upon death of king to oldest son.

Not only a city, but also a separate independent state.

A large peninsula in southern Greece.

Citizens have all the power and get a say in everything.

Has 1 president to lead

"Rule by the people" is the translation for the word

The geography of Greece can be described as

Citizens create laws through votes

While Athens used a direct form of democracy, the US used a 

A type of government where the ruler is a king

President can only suggest laws and policies

Split land into manageable areas

Can take a test to become a citizen

Greece is on the continent of

Greece is made up of the mainland, Peloponnesus, & many islands. What landform is Peloponnesus?

Peaceful people

Ancient Greeks raised sheep, grew olive trees, and lived in isolated communites. Why?

City-states run by groups of nobles were known as

Only men can be citizens

Although both used bronze, they used it to make tools NOT weapons

A period with little evidence of art, reading and writing. We don't know much about this time.

Citizens vote on representatives to make the decisions and hold power.

The sea directly south of Greece

Lived on Crete

Means "people rule." Citizens have the power to make decisions.

Which of the following describes the epics The Iliad and The Odyssey?

An island of Greece, southeast of the Mainland; Home to the ancient Minoan civilization

Ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they

Top leader(s) is a military commander

Lived in Crete; Developed running water and frescoes; Economy was based off of trading.

The peninsula where the Mycenaeans lived

There are laws to determine who can vote

A priest who is known for being able to tell the future.

A hill with a military fort on top- located in most polis'.

The kingdom directly to the north of Greece

What was one result of not having enough farmland to feed themselves?

The type of government where the ruler takes his position of power by force is called a

Epics about the Trojan War, written by Homer.

Had 10 strategoi to lead

Means "few to rule." Centered around the rule of noble families or strong warriors.

City in Asia Minor; site of the Trojan War

Lived on the mainland, specifically on Peloponnesus

Banishment is for 10 years before returning

A king gets his power from his father who was king before him by

A Greek city-state.

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