Ch.4 L1 Quiz

One of the sites discovered and excavated by the German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann was

• 1.  A.Mycenae.

      

• 1. B.Mount Olympus.

      

• 1. C.the Isthmus of Corinth.

• 1.  D.Minoan Crete.

The Mycenaean civilization was ruled by____

• 1.  A.members of the military.

      

• 1. B.philosophers.

      

• 1. C. tyrants.

      

• 1. D. powerful monarchies.

Why do scholars believe that the Mycenaeans developed a wide commercial network?

• 1.  A.Plaques on the walls of the kings' beehive-shaped tombs praise the Mycenaeans' skill as traders.

      

• 1. B.Wall murals have been found that show Mycenaean traders at work.

• 1.  C.Mycenaean pottery has been found throughout the Mediterranean area.

• 1.  D.The poet Homer wrote of their success as merchants.

Why is the period between 1100 B.C. and 750 B.C. called the Dark Age?

• 1.  A.During this time, there was an astronomical phenomenon that caused the days to be shorter.

• 1.  B.Little is known of what happened during this time because few records have survived.

      

• 1. C.During this time, much of Greece was embroiled in violent civil wars.

• 1.  D.It is not known why the era is called the Dark Age.

What technological advance helped to bring the Dark Age to an end?

• 1.  A.The Greeks began to sail across the Aegean to settle in different lands.

      

      

• 1. B.The Greeks began to make weapons and farming tools out of iron.

• 1. C.The Greeks learned to build beehive shaped tombs in which to bury their kings.

      

• 1. D.The epic poetry form was devised, which helped the Greeks to pass their leisure time.

Which if the following was the first Greek state?

• the Isthmus of Corinth

• Mycenae

• Ionia

• Crete

The tyrants of ancient Greece were

• all oppressive and wicked.

• supporters of aristocrats.

• rulers who seized power by force

• wanted to establish a democratic government.

Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the

• Aeolians and Dorians.

• Agamemnons and Homers.

• Mycenaeans and Minoans.

• Spartans and the Trojans.

The word spartan has come to mean

• highly self-disciplined.

• oligarchical.

• a lover of literature.

• democratic.

During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled

• in Crete.

• on the Indian subcontinent.

• in Ionia, part of Asia Minor.

• in Mycenae.