Ancient Greece... so far

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

• county
• town
• borough
• polis

What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?  

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy

What type of government is run by a single ruler?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• Mountains and Water
• communication was easy
• most people had horses

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• underwater
• rolling

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

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 great city in Greece, that had an Oligarchy type of Government, taught boys to be good soldiers, and took what they needed from neighbors.

• Sparta 
• Athens