2025 Chapter 8 & 9--Ancient Greece

What did Minoan and Myceanan civilizations have in common?

• They built great city states based on farming
• They colonized much of the Mediterranean coast
• They declined and disappeared mysteriously
• They left no evidence of a written language

Where did Greek City States build their acropolis?

• AT the highest point of the city
• In the center of the city
• In the marketplace of the city
• Where the warriors lived in the city

What group challenged the aristocratic rule of tyrants in some Greek City States?

• Farmers
• Merchants
• Priests
• Warriors

What geographic features of Greece encouraged the independence of Greek City States?

• High mountains and many islands
• Limited hilly country and arid grasslands
• Long coastlines and numerous seas
• wide valleys and active volcanoes

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

• Athenian Authors
• Persian Emperors
• Spartan Kings
• Trojan Warriors

What is the significance of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• They detail the laws and governing structures of ancient Greece
• They explain the formation of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations
• They provide insight to Greek mythology and history of Greece
• They record events of the Trojan and Persian Wars

How did the Greeks probably convey most of their trade goods?

• By ship along rivers and lakes
• By ship along sea coasts
• Overland near the coast
• overland along existing trade routes

Where were many Greek trade goods found in Europe?

• Along Rivers
• In mountainous regions
• Near the Black Sea
• On the Atlantic Coast

Which City State's economy differed from the others?

• Argos
• Athens
• Corinth
• Sparta

Which City States experimented with forms of government other than aristocracy and monarchy?

• Argos and Athens
• Argos and Corinth
• Athens and Sparta
• Corinth and Sparta