Ancient Greece

Athenian leader; he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height. To encourage more citizens to participate in government, he paid those who served in public offices or on juries. His name was?

• Alexander the Great

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Herodotus

Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?

• Theocracy

• Plutocracy

• Democracy

• Aristocracy

A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built was called the Acropolis

• True

• False

A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic

• Democracy

In ancient Greece, the name for an independent city-state was the_______?

• Monarchy

• Polis

• Villa

• Confederation

A government in which only one person has power is called a Oligarchy

• True

• False

This ancient Greek leader held power through the use of force. He was known as a _________?

• Dictator

• Communist

• Tyrant

• Noble

Greece is surrounded by 3 sides of water. On the east is the ​ (a)   On the west is the ​ (b)   and in the South is the ​ ​ ​ (c)  

• Aegean Sea
• Black Sea
• Red Sea
• IonianSea
• Nile Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Caspian Sea

Greece is surrounded by 3 sides of water therefore it is considered a ​ (a)  

• Peninsula
• Island
• Mountain
• Plateau

The Minoans were a successful civilization due to ​being the best ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   with other city-states. Sometime in the 1600s BC a huge volcano erupted just north of Crete. This eruption created a giant ​ (c)   that flooded much of Crete. In addition, the eruption threw up huge clouds of ​ (d)   , ruining crops and burying cities. This eruption may have led to the end of Minoan civilization.

• Shipbuilders
• trading
• Wave
• Ash
• Blacksmiths
• conquered
• drought
• Fog