Ancient Greece: Ch. 9 Test

About what time did Neolithic farmers settle on Crete? (9.1.1)

• Around 7000 B.C

• Around 6000 B.C.

• Around 5000 B.C.

• Around 4000 B.C

How would the Ancient Greeks explain events or beliefs? (9.1.1)

• They would use stories.

• They would use science.

• They would use religion.

• They would use mathematics.

How did the Minoans gather great wealth? (9.1.1)

• They were vicious pirates.

• They conquered other lands.

• They were exceptional sailors and sea traders.

• They had great resources in their land.

Match the following (9.1.1)

• Labyrinth

• a substance from which other things are made.

• Raw Materials

• A maze.

• Myth

• An old story told to explain an event or justify a belief or action.

What did the Mycenaeans do in 1500 B.C. (9.1.2)

• They built walls around their cities.

• They invaded the island of Crete

• They adopting the art, architecture, writing and religion of the Minoans.

• All of the Above.

When did the Mycenaean civilization come to an end? (9.1.2)

• 1000 B.C.

• 1100 B.C.

• 1200 B.C.

• 1300 B.C.

Homer, a blind bard, wrote what stories? (9.1.3)

• The Iliad and the Odyssey

• The Iliad and Heracles

• The Odyssey and Theseus the Minotaur

• Theseus the Minotaur and Heracles

What is an Epic Poem? (9.1.3)

• A long boring story

• A long story in the form of a narrative poem.

• A long exciting news article

• A short story filled with history.

In the Trojan War, what did the Greeks do to sneak into the City of Troy? (9.1.3)

Match the following (9.1.4)

• Acropolis

• An open space in a Greek city that serves as a market place and social center.

• Aristocracy

• the highest point in an ancient Greek city

• Agora

• A Greek city-state

• Polis

• an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society