Ancient Greece - Section 2

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• community

• acropolis

• polis

• oligarchy

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 fortress on top of a tall hill in the center of a city-state is a/an

• agora

• community

• acropolis

• polis

What is a government where only a few very wealthy people rule?

• democracy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• assembly

What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?

• democracy

• assembly

• oligarchy

• tyranny

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta

A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education over physical strength.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Delphi

• Corinth

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on three sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

_{Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.}

• counties
• city-states
• provinces
• parishes