Ancient Greece

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

• county
• town
• borough
• polis

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• underwater
• rolling

Who was Homer?

• Greek poet who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"

• a leader who held power through the use of force

• a famous Athenian political leader

• a rich landowner

What city is known as the birthplace of democracy?

• Sparta

• Thebes

• Athens

• Judsonia

What city-state was known for being a tough military society?

• Thebes

• Athens

• Sparta

• Ephesus

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become _____________

• helots

• colonists

• soldiers

• tyrants

A government in which only a few people have power is called a(n)...

• Oligarchy
• Aristocracy
• Democracy

A high hill at the center of a polis that a fort was built on.

• Acropolis

• Parthenon

• Agora

The war fought between the Greek city states of Athens and Sparta, along with their allies.

• Trojan War

• Persian Wars

• Great Peloponnesian War

• Pyrrhic War