Ancient Greece - 1

Which Greek-speaking people dominated the Aegean world from about 1400 B.C. to 1200 B.C., and probably started the Trojan War?

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

• Mediterraneans

• Dorians

Some Spartan women had the responsibility of running the family’s estate because

• Spartan society was the freest and most democratic in Greece.

• such duties were considered to be beneath the dignity of men.

• the Spartan aristocracy consisted almost entirely of women.

• frequent warfare kept Spartan men away from home.

The frescoes at Knossos tell us that

• the sea was very important to the Minoan people.

• the Mycenaeans began the Trojan War.

• the Mycenaeans worshipped the bull as a god.

• Minoan women had fewer rights than in other cultures.

The Mycenaean people were primarily

• sea traders.

• shepherds.

• farmers.

• artisans.

In a Greek city-state, the acropolis was

• the marketplace where citizens debated issues of the day.

• the main school where students learned about their government.

• the location of temples dedicated to different gods and goddesses.

• the legislative building where citizens voted on laws.

Athens differed from Sparta in that it

• was primarily a military state.

• had little use for new ideas or the arts.

• forbade citizens to travel and discouraged trade.

• placed emphasis on the individual.

What was a form of government in the Greek city-state where power was in the hands of a small, wealthy elite that came from the middle class?

• oligarchy

• aristocracy

• republic

• monarchy

Greek architecture, as shown by the Parthenon, seeks to reflect

• the fearsome and chaotic power of the gods.

• perfect balance and universal harmony and order.

• the creativity and uniqueness of the designer.

• the principles of action, excitement, and motion.

Check all the following philosophers who made significant advancements in Ancient Greece.

• Aristotle

• Herodotus

• Darius

• Socrates

• Plato

Which Greek philosopher was sentenced to death for questioning the way thing society worked in Athens?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Xerxes