Classical Greek & Hellenistic Civilizations

What system of writing was adopted by the Greeks after the Dark Age ended?

• Linear A

• the Phoenician alphabet

• Linear B

• cuneiform

What major innovation did the Greeks make to the process of writing?

• using some letters for consonant sounds

• papyrus

• using some letters for vowel sounds

• hieroglyphs

Which of these three major city-states never became the dominant city-state in Greece?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

Which city-state developed a government of two powerless kings, an assembly of male aristocrats over 20 years old, 5 ephors who managed daily business, and a council of elders?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Thebes

Which city-state made all male children go to military school from 7 to 18 years of age?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Thebes

Why did Solon reform the Draconian constitution?

• it's laws were too harsh

• to give more power to nobles

• to frighten the Spartans

• to give women the right to vote

Which city gradually increased the number of people who could vote in the assembly from 600 B.C. to 500 B.C. until all its males over 20 could vote?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Thebes

Which city is located on the isthmus that connects the Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Thebes

Who managed the daily business of the government of Athens under the constitution of Cleisthenes?

• ephors

• a military dictator

• council of 500

• a council of elders

What was the Greek phalanx?

• a type of warship

• rows of soldiers with large shields and long spears

• an Athenian slave

• a temple for worshiping the gods