Ancient Greece Ch 10-11

Where does most of our knowledge about the Mycenaeans come?

• writings of Pericles
• Homer's Epic Poems
• Minoan writings
• Libraries built by Alenander

Athens' Assembley made all decision by

• Consulting oracle bones
• Cleisthenes, an Athenian leader
• Women
• Majority Rule

In Greek communities the government building were found 

• on the Acropolis
• on a nearby Island
• in the marketplace
• in the countryside

What was the phalanx composed of

• Aristocrats
• foot soldiers
• soldiers on horseback
• spartan women

At an early age Spartan boys were taken to live at

• with military families
• with helots
• in ephors' homes
• in barracks

What city did Alexander found on the Nile Delta

• Thebes
• Babylon
• Pergamum
• Alexandria

Trade in ancient Greece was nearly impossible because

• The vast deserts prevented the movement of goods
• Mountain ranges made transportation difficult
• the ancient Greeks did not have anything to trade
• It was hard to cross the swift rivers

The Greek city-state that is known for a military culture was

• Athens
• Aegina
• Argos
• Sparta

The only people who held legal rights in a Greek city-state were

• Priests
• Kings
• Citizens
• Hereditary rulers

Name the type of government where citizens elect other people to make decisions on their behalf.

• Aristocracy
• Oligarchy
• Direct democracy
• Representative democracy