Ancient Greece

Which activity enabled the spread of the Minoan civilization from Crete to Greece and other Aegean islands?

• agriculture
• bull-leaping
• metal-work
• sea trade

Which class of people earned fine houses and lands to rule in exchange for their service?

• artisans
• merchants
• priests
• warriors

Who was Homer?

• a Minoan king who ruled Knossos
• a Mycenaean warrior who conquered Crete
• a Greek poet who wrote The lliada 
• a Trojan prince who started a war with Greece

Which statement describes early Greek city-states?

• They each developed their own systems of government
• They each experimented with different forms of monarchy
• They each identified themselves as Greek
• They each had their own language and cultural traditions

What circumstance led to war among city-states from 750 to 550 B.C?

• competition for trade
• conflicting political systems 
• different religious practices
• scarcity of resources

What did Greek city-states do to relieve overpopulation?

• began farming
• built larger cities
• established colonies 
• expanded trade

How did Sparta differ from other city-states?

• It was a military society
• It excluded women from civic life 
• It rejected religious practice
• It banned slavery

How did Spartan government work?

• It centered on a tribunal of warriors elected from their regimens
• It relied on a merchant oligarchy to make and administer laws
• I shared power among kings,an elite council,and elected officials
• It was ruled by tyrants who derived their power from war-making

How did Athenian society differ from Spartan society?

• Athenians valued education 
• Athenians granted women more freedoms
• Athenians depended on enslaved workers for food
• Athenians avoided violence and warfare

What prompted Darius I of the Persian Empire to attack Greece?

• Athens and Sparta forged an alliance
• Athens disrupted Persian trade routes 
• Athens supported the Ionian revolt
• Athens took control of Persian colonies