Ancient Greece Review

Mycenae

• A city-state near Athens.

• The place where Greek culture first emerged.

• A city in the Persian Empire.

• A Greek historian.

Who were the Minoans?

• Members of the Spartan government council.

• One of the Athenian social classes.

• An early civilization in Crete that was highly influential to the Greek.

• Residents of a city-state controlled by the Persian Empire.

Arete is

• A Greek city-state.

• Excellence a hero strives for through contest or struggle.

• The Greek term for a meeting place.

• The Greek term for a city-state.

Polis is

• A Greek city-state.

• Excellence a hero strives for through contest or struggle.

• The Greek term for a city-state.

• The Greek term for a meeting place.

Geographical features of Greece include

• Islands

• Water Sources

• Mountains/Cliffs

• A & B Only

• A, B, and C

An epic poem

• Is a long poem that tells the story of a hero.

• Was a popular form of poetry in Egypt.

• Is a short, funny poem.

• None of these

Homer was the author of this work.

• The Republic

• The History of the Persian Wars

• The Odyssey

• Oedipus Rex

A tyrant is

• Someone who gains power through the vote of the people

• Someone who gains power through inheritance from their family.

• Someone who gains power through force and maintains it through hired soldiers and fighting tactics.

• None of these.

Democracy is

• Rule by a few

• Rule by the people

• Rule by a king, queen, or emperor

• None of these.

Which early civilization first used direct democracy as their form of government?

• Mediterranea

• Mesopotamia

• Athens

• Minoa