Ancient Greece Test

Which invading civilization conquered the Minoans?

• Trojans
• Spartans
• Pericles
• Mycenaeans

Knossos was...?

• A religious temple.

• The largest palace on Crete.

• The Greece term for house.

• A fishing village on Crete.

What geographical feature creates the Greek political boundaries?

• Rivers

• Valleys

• Mountains

• Plains

What was the new method of warfare that changed Greek society?

• Hoplite

• Rank and file

• Phalanx

• Hand to hand

What is an epic poem?

• elegant language

• a long comparison

• a long narrative relating important events from cultural history or forklore

• a fixed rhythmic pattern

What archeologist discovered Troy and Mycenae?

• Henry Schliemann
• Sir Arthur Evans
• Sir Henry Evans
• Howard Carter

Who was the archeologist who discovered Minos and the Minoan civilization?

• Sir Arthur Evans
• Henry Schliemann
• Homer
• James Potter

A fresco was...

• a group of dolphins

• a wall painting

• a royal room

• another name for a palace

A ____________________ is a form of government in which the _______________ power is in the _______________ of a _______________ person.

A Greek city-state

• agora

• colony

• peninsula

• polis

• phalanx