Chapter 3: The Greek Civilization Honors Test Study Guide

Crete became the center for which early Greek civilization?

• Dorian

• Minoan

• Mycenaean

• Trojan

The leading commercial center of the early mainland Aegean civilization was . . .

• Knossos

• Minos

• Mycenae

• Troy

What invaders conquered the Mycenaean Civilization in 1200 BC and ushered in a new period of Greek History?

• Dorians

• Ionians

• Persians

• Trojans

What period of Greek History followed the invasion of Mycenae in 1200 BC?

• Classical Age

• Homeric Age

• Athenian Age

• Dark Age

Greeks were hindered in political unity because of a lack of . . .

• Shared Language

• Common Customs

• Common Religion

• Geographic Unity

The basic political unit of Greece was the . . .

• Acropolis

• Olympiad

• Parthenon

• Polis

Which of the following was not a form of government experienced by the city-states?

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• None of the Above

What term refers to a rule by a few?

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

What term refers to a rule by force?

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Greek colonization was especially abundant on which island?

• Cyprus

• Corsica

• Sardinia

• Sicily