Ancient Greece

Who was the greatest leader in Athenian history? This leader is also know for creating democracy.

• Hercules

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

A direct democracy means?

• One ruler votes on everything.

• A small group of citizens vote on laws and policies.

• Citizens gather together to vote directly on laws and policies.

• A small group of elite make all the decisions.

Who was Homer?

• A blind bard and storyteller.

• A scientist.

• A mathematician.

• A biologist.

Which is an example of a Greek myth?

• A tiger.

• A cat.

• A dog.

• A monstrous Minotaur.

The landscape of Greece was…

• flat and had rolling hills.

• mountainous with steep, rigid, rocky valleys.

• mostly flat with steep, rocky hills.

• dense with forests and hills.

Polis is another name for what?

• A city-state.

• A nation.

• A city.

• A state.

A Polis means what?

• The Legislative Branch.

• The Executive Branch.

• The Judicial Branch.

• A single political unit.

The upper city within a Greek city-state is known as the? This area includes a walled off fortress made of stone.

• Socrates

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Polis

The lower part of the city within a Greek city-state is known as the? This place has markets and is considered a social area.

• Socrates

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Polis

In Greece, the mountains made it more difficult for some city-states to communicate and engage in trade with other city-states.

• True

• False