Chapter 8: Ancient Greece

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?

• flat land

• valley

• peninsula

• island

Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?

• they provided drinking water

• they provided water for crops

• they provided great places to swim

• they provided trade routes

What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?

• Dorians and Hebrews

• Minoans and Mycenaeans

• Trojans and Olympians

• Sumerians and Athenians

Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?

• mountain range

• fortress

• river

• temple

Why did the Greeks create colonies?

• they wanted to become rich from trade

• they wanted to create a large empire

• they wanted to conquer the entire Mediterranean region

• they wanted to sail to exotic places

This term is Greek for “rule of the people.”

• assembly

• citizens

• democracy

• oligarchy

• representative democracy

This leader encouraged the people of his city to participate in government.

• Athens

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

• Macedonians

• Pericles

This is the city where democracy was born

• Athens

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

• Macedonians

• Pericles

He is known as the father of democracy

• Athens

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

• Macedonians

• Pericles

This term means “government by the few.”

• assembly

• citizens

• democracy

• oligarchy

• representative democracy