Ancient Greece

What geographical feature provided protection to Greece, but also prevented the Greeks from uniting into one government?

• Seas

• Mountains

• Language

• Culture

What geographical feature was the source of many Greeks' livelihood?

• Seas

• Mountains

• Land

Who was the first known culture in ancient Greece?

• Mycenaeans

• Greeks

• Dorians

• Minoans

Why were the Minoans not considered Greek?

• Did not live on mainland peninsula

• Did not share Greek culture

• Did not speak Greek language

• Did not look Greek

The theories into the destruction of the Minoan culture include

• volcanic eruptions.

• tsunamis.

• Mycenaean invasions.

• all of the above.

Indo-Europeans who lived on the mainland peninsula of Greece and fought in the Trojan War were the

• Mycenaeans.

• Dorians.

• Minoans.

• Greeks.

The time period when the Dorians lived in Greece was the culture's

• Golden Age.

• Dark Age.

• Expansion Age.

• Exploration Age.

The Greek city-state was known as a

• acropolis.

• agora.

• senate.

• polis.

A government that is ruled by a select few people is known as a(n)

• democracy.

• tyranny.

• monarchy.

• oligarchy.

A person who holds power by force is a

• king.

• warrior.

• tyrrant.