Ch 7, Lessons 1-3 Greece

Communities in ancient Greece were ______.

• separated by rivers and deserts

• separated by deserts and mountains

• separated by rugged mountains and valleys

• separated by valleys and rivers

Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed ______.

• on Crete

• in Syria

• on Delos

• in Egypt

The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The geography of Greece did not influence the formation of independent city-states.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Greeks developed the modern concept of citizenship.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following statements is true about city-states?

• Most free men and women who owned land were citizens.

• Women and children could not be citizens, although they had some political rights.

• The hoplites ruled each city-state.

• In most city-states, only land-owning males could be citizens.

In Greek city-states, one of three forms of government typically developed: a tyranny, an oligarchy, or a democracy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

An oligarchy is _______________.

• rule by a single leader with total authority

• rule by all citizens sharing power together

• rule by a small group of wealthy people

• rule by military leaders

Sparta developed a military culture, and beginning at age three, boys trained in military skills.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Sparta was ruled by _________________.

• an oligarchy with a council of elders that consisted of land-owning males

• a tyrant with a council of merchants

• a democracy with an assembly of land-owning males

• a military commander with a council of merchants