Studies Weekly Week 10 Ancient Greeks

Why was the Aegean Sea important to the Greek?

• it was wide open with many small islands

• it was the only body of water that surrounded Greece

• it provided fish, it was safer and had less wind

• it was the largest body of water that bordered Greece

Where would Greeks go to ask gods questions?

• agoras

• temples

• oracles

• ziggurats

What was NOT found in the palace at Knossos?

• bathrooms with flush toilets

• electricity

• 1,500 rooms

• indoor plumbing for running water

In what city-state did democracy begin?

• Athens

• Marathon

• Sparta

• Delphi

Who held all the power and made all the rules in the city-states?

• outsiders

• slaves

• citizens

• helots

Who were the first people to live in Greece?

• the Spartans

• the Athenians

• the Cretans

• the Minoans

What was created in Greece?

• trial by jury

• the first alphabet

• skill in road building

• invention of the wheel & axle

Who was an important Greek scientist and mathematician?

• Aristotle

• Demeter

• Persephone

• Archimedes

Which god or goddess stopped growing things when Persephone was kidnapped?

• Zeus

• Demeter

• Hades

• Hermes

Who was forbidden to attend the first Olympic Games under penalty of death?

• women

• slaves

• gods & goddesses

• citizens