Per 1 - Ancient Greece Test

How would you best describe the geography of Greece?

• flat and open

• rocky and flat

• rocky and mountainous

• mountainous and open

Why did the Ancient Greeks become shipbuilders?

• traveling by land was difficult and they were near water

• they liked to build things

• traveling by land was easy so they decided to conquer the seas

• they wanted to leave Greece to find another place to live

Greece is surrounded by water on how many sides?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The land of Greece can be characterized as a....

• island

• desert

• arctic

• peninsula

What is a polis?

•  a rich landowner or noble

• a small city-state

• a hill upon which a Greek fortress was built

• a unit of soldiers who ride horses

What is an acropolis?

• a hill upon which a Greek fortress was built

• the Greek word for a city-state

•  a rich landowner or noble

• a unit of soldiers who ride horses

Who was Aesop?

• He was the most famous of the Greek epic poets. He wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey

• A leader and statesman during the golden age of Greece. He helped democracy to flourish and led great building projects in Athens that still survive today

• Often called the greatest military commander in history, He expanded the Greek empire to its greatest size, never losing a battle

• known for his fables with talking animals that taught a lesson or moral

Define Aristocrats

• the Greek word for a city-state

• a rich landowner or noble

• a unit of soldiers who ride horses

• an ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force

Define mythology

• a hill upon which a Greek fortress was built

•  a type of government in which people rule themselves

•  a government in which only a few people have power

•  stories that explain the natural world or historical events that happened in the world

Who were considered the early Greeks?

• Minoans and Mycenaean

• Persians and Russians

• Sumerians and Egyptians

• Zeus and Apollo