Chapter 8 - Ancient Greece

Which island did the Minoans live on?

• Rhodes
• Crete
• Sicily
• Cyprus

Which biblical group do some scholars believe were descendants of the Minoans?

• Amorites
• Edomites
• Amalekites
• Philistines

What was the earliest known civilization in Greece?

• Minoan
• Mycenaean
• Athenian
• Spartan

How did the Minoans gain their wealth?

• Farming
• Mining
• Trade
• Fishing

How did the Mycenaeans differ from the Minoans?

• Their civilization existed earlier
• They were more warlike
• They were more peaceful
• They built more ornate palaces

Monarchy means rule by ____.

• many
• few
• all
• one

Who controls the government in an oligarchy?

• Small groups of nobles
• One king
• The people
• Military generals

Men who ruled with absolute authority in Greece were called _____.

• oligarchs
• kings
• tyrants
• philosophers

Which term is the name of the busy marketplace in the center of Athens?

• Acropolis
• Agora
• Parthenon
• Assembly

Which civilization developed the world's first democracy?

• Sparta
• Minoans
• Mycenaean
• Athens