Ancient Greece Review

The Minoan civilization developed on the Greek mainland, while the Mycenaean civilization developed on the island of Crete.

• True

• False

Spartan women trained in running, wrestling, and javelin throwing because the Spartans believed that strong women raise strong sons.

• True

• False

The ancient Greeks practiced a monotheistic religion.

• True

• False

The Persians defeated the Greeks at Marathon.

• True

• False

After the Greeks defeated the Persians at Plataea, the Persians stopped trying to conquer Greece.

• True

• False

Pericles was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.

• True

• False

The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.

• True

• False

Sparta defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.

• True

• False

The ____ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.

• Phoenician

• Dorian

• Mycenaean

• Minoan

Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?

• The Trojan War

• Economic collapse and lack of written language

• Natural disasters and civil war

• Migration