Ancient Greece

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on three sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

_{Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.}

• counties
• city-states
• provinces
• parishes

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The Greeks used a writing system developed by 

• Egyptians
• Phoenicians 
• Mycenaeans
• Romans

What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?

• Romans
• Spartans
• Persians
• Mycenaeans

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta

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A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth

The Greek word for 'city-state' is...

• county
• town
• borough
• polis

At what age did children in Sparta begin training to defend their city?

• 5
• 7
• 9
• 11