Unit 5: Quiz 1 Rise of Greek Civilization

Who were the Minoans?

• Seafaring people who were the first civilization to arise in Greece.
• Seafaring people that were the last civilization in Greece. They are still around today.
• They were invaders that came and coquered Greece once civilization had already begun there.
• They were the first pirates.

The Mycenaean civilization eventually fell and left Greece in a "Dark Age." What is thought to have caused this?

• The Persians conquered all of Greece.

• The Minoans conquered the Mycenaeans.

• A plague hit Greece killing millions.

• Civil war and earthquakes destroying cities.

Greek city-states were unlike those in Mesopotamia. What was the difference between them?

• Citizens ran the city, not a king.
• The high priest controlled the city.
• They were not actually different. Both were ruled by kings.
• There was not government. People kept to themselves.

In Greece, what qualified a person to be a "citizen"?

• A person had to be a man born anywhere in Greece.

• Anyone could become a citizen if they served in the military.

• A person had to be a man, free, born there, and own land.

• Any person could be a citizen as long as they owned land.

The Dorian warriors invaded Greece and took control of most of the mainland, what was the technological advancement they brought with them?

• The brought vast sailing knowledge that allowed ships to be built and used for trade.
• They brought the idea of having citizens control city-states which created the idea of democracy.
• They brought the knowledge of how to create weapons and tools out of iron.
• They brought written language with them that allowed for knowledge to spread.

What best describes the land form that makes up the mainland of Greece?

• Island
• Peninsula
• Agora
• Polis

When a city's population became too big, it would send off people to move away to start a new community with ties to the original. What was this called?

• a colony

• a polis

• an agora

• a phalanx

This was the central part of a city-state where people would come to buy things and socialize with one another.

• a polis

• a phalanx

• a peninsula

• an agora

This type of tightly packed formation of foot soldiers was very successful for the Greeks.

• an agora

• a phalanx

• a polis

• a colony

This is the Greek word that describes a city-state.

• an agora
• a polis
• a phallanx
• a colony