Ancient Greece

Who created the first Greek civilization?

• Mycenaeans

• Minoans

• Homer

• Knossos

A Bronze Age civilization that established on the land of Crete was called the ______ civilization.

• Knossos

• Mycenaean

• Minoan

• Athenian

What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

• island

• peninsula

• Isthmus

• strait

What is a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero called?​ ​ (a)  

• epic
• trilogy
• sonnet
• biography

After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization, Greece entered the ______ Age. This was a period in which the population declined and food production dropped.

• Dark

• Enlightenment

• New

• Stone

Homer focuses his imagination on the dramatic events of____________.

• the evolution of Greek society

• weaponry

• the Mycenaeans civilization

• the Trojan War

The main gathering place in the polis was usually a hill. What is the area at the top of the hill called?

• agora

• Acropolis

• markets

Another name for polis is ____.

• town

• city

• city-state

• village

A dominant figure in Athenian politics caused the height of Athenian power and brilliance known as the Age of _____.

• Salamis

• Delian

• Homer

• Pericles

Which of our words is derived from the Greek word "polis?"

• politics

• people

• poly

• population