Greece Unit Review

A body of land with water on three sides is a:

• isthmus

• island

• peninsula

• continent

The southern peninsula of Greece was called:

• Peloponnesus

• Athens

• Phoenicia

• Sparta

A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water is a:

• bridge

• strait

• isthmus

• peninsula

The ruler of the Greek gods was called:

• Prometheus

• Ares

• Athena

• Zeus

Where did the Greeks believe that the gods lived?

• on Mount Olympus

• in Cyprus

• in Athens

• on Mount Etna

What do we call the stories that portrayed Greeks god and goddesses and that people used to explain things in the world?

• essays

• histories

• myths

• fables

A government ruled by a small group of people is called what?

• democracy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• monarchy

To the Greeks, a _____ was someone who had a right to take part in ruling the city-state.

• citizen

• helot

• tyrant

• slave

What's the name for a type of government in which the citizens make decisions?

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

Which Greek city-state first used a direct democracy?

• Phoenicia

• Sparta

• Marathon

• Athens