Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

Which of these phrases best describes the geography of Greece?

• a large, mountainous island

• a peninsula and many islands

• scattered islands

• an isthmus with mountains and plains

Who were the Mycenaeans?

• warriors kings

• early Greeks

• Minoans

• people from Asia Minor who settled in Greece

Who or what was Troy?

• an archaeological site on Crete

• a legendary king of the Minoans

• an ancient city in Asia Minor

• the earliest Greek city-state

What problems did oligarchies face in Greek city-states?

• setting up lawmaking assemblies

• meeting the needs of voting citizens

• settings up trade routes

• competing for power

What was true of the earliest democracy in Greece?

• Everyone in a city-state had the right to vote

• the rulers of city-states created the first democracy

• the earliest democracy was an oligarchy

• the first democracy developed after tyrants were overthrown

located near mainland coast, culture valued learning and the arts, birthplace of ideas of democracy

• Athens

• Sparta

located on Peloponnesus, culture valued acceptance of hardship, stress on miliary

• Athens

• Sparta

Which of these statements about the Greek writing system is true?

• It was based on Egyptian hieroglyphs

• it was a brand new invention

• its symbols led to our alphabet

• it has never been fully deciphered

The ancient Greeks spread throughout the Mediterranean region and introduced their culture to other peoples as they set up one ______ after another.

• colony

• oligarchy

• acropolis

• mythology

One principle of democracy is ______, which means that a law is passed when more than half the votes support it.

• oligarchy

• acropolis

• majority rule

• colony