World History ch 3

The Indo-Europeans who built the first great Greek civilization that thrived between 1400 B.C.E. and 1200 B.C.E were the

• Athenians.

• Mycenaeans.

• Persians.

• Spartans.

What epic poem is credited to Homer?

• Iliad

• Odyssey

• Politics

• Republic

What modern concept is derived from the Greek term for a city-state?

• civility

• democracy

• politics

• republic

In ancient Greece, an acropolis contained

• fortifications.

• open-air markets.

• public buildings.

• temples.

Which of the following was a group that held political power in ancient Greek city-states?

• aristocrats

• helots

• oracles

• tyrants

Some Greek city-states were committed to rule by a few wealthy families, a system known as

• democracy.

• direct democracy.

• monarchy.

• oligarchy.

A Draconian law is considered

• fair.

• harsh.

• lenient.

• unwritten.

The main reason the Greek city-states formed the Delian League was for

• cultural collaboration.

• expanded democracy.

• mutual defense.

• protection of trade.

What Macedonian leader ruled the Greek city-states?

• Alexander the Great

• Philip II

• Plato

• Sophocles

What groups were involved in the war represented on this map?

• Athenians

• Persians

• Spartans

• Thracians