Ancient Greece Unit Review

When the ruling power is in the hands of one person who inherited the throne

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

Many Greek philosophers worked together with institutional leaders to provide constructed criticism and help change laws to make society better.

• False

• True

Characters: Calypso, Aeolus, Circe, Polyphemus, Telemachus

Plot: A 20 year journey starts with the Trojan War and gets worse when having to battle a cyclops, six-headed monster, & a whirlpool with teeth. All that just to try to get home to his wife and son.

This description matches what Greek Myth?

• The Odyssey

• The Iliad

• Theseus & the Minotaur

• Hercules's 12 Labors

The Panhellenic Games was originally created as a festival to honor which Greek Olympian?

• Athena

• Poseidon

• Ares

• Zeus

The God of Light, Poetry, and Music

• Ares

• Poseidon

• Apollo

• Hephaestus

Valued military and training

Ruled by two kings (Dual Monarchy)

Were not allowed to trade with other city-states

Examined newborns to deem fit enough to train

These were all characteristics of what city-state? (Athens or Sparta)

_____________ was a Greek city-state on a fortified hilltop.

When absolute ruling power is held by a person who seized power by force

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

Why were city-states in Greece not unified under one government?

• Everyone spoke different languages.

• The Greek city-states were constantly at war with one another.

• The geography of Greece created natural barriers, isolating cities.

• The Greeks followed different belief systems.

Characters: Paris, Helen, Achilles, Menelaus, Agamemnon

Plot: A love triangle that turned into a war between the Greeks & the Trojans.

This description matches what Greek Myth?

• The Odyssey

• The Iliad

• Theseus & the Minotaur

• Pandora's Box