Archaic Greek Vocabulary

The oldest time of Greek history from 800-500 BC in known as the _____________ Period.

• Classic

• Archaic

• Mycenaean

• Hellenistic

The Olympic games were thought to have started around __________ BC.

• 776

• 2761

• 1176

• 1706

The Greeks first colonized outside of Aegean Sea at __________.

• the Iberian Peninsula

• The Itainian Peninsula

• the Island of Sicily

• Carthage

__________ is the spreading of ideas and culture to new places.

• Colonization

• Annexation

• Cultural diffusion

The Ancient Greeks borrowed the idea for coins from the _________.

• Phoenicians

• Egyptians

• Mesopotamians

• Lydians

Ancient Greeks assimilated the __________ alphabet.

• Lydian

• Minoan

• Phoenician

• Egyptian

Why did the Ancient Greeks colonize new areas?

• farmland

• gold

• spices

• ivory

The Lydian King who was known as the richest man.

• Tellus

• Solon

• Solomon

• Croesus

Tellus was the most fortunate Greek because

• He had 2 sons

• His polis was successful

• He died in battle

• All of the above

A Greek city-state is known as

• acropolis

• polis

• citadel

• state