Chapter 8 - Ancient Greece: Understanding Key Concepts

What is an Oracle?

• A) A wise person

• B) A sacred shrine where a god or goddess reveals the future

• C) A type of government

• D) A historical document

What does 'Hellenistic' refer to?

• The spread of Greek culture

• A type of ancient Greek pottery

• A Greek philosopher

• A Greek god

Fill in the blank: The Minoans were an ancient civilization that lived on the island of ________.

• Crete

• Cyprus

• Sicily

• Rhodes

What was the name of the writing created by the Minoans?

• Linear A and Linear B

• Cursive
• Heiroglyphs

• Cuneiform

Who were the Minoans?

• A) A warrior tribe

• B) An ancient civilization on Crete

• C) A group of philosophers

• D) A Roman colony

When did the Minoan civilization decline?

• 1500 BCE

• 1200 BCE

• 1100 BCE

• 1000 BCE

Fill in the blank: The ________ War marked the beginning of the Dark Ages in Greece.

• Peloponnesian

• Trojan

• Persian

• Macedonian

Fill in the blank: The Dark Ages in Greece occurred around ________ BCE.

• 2000-1500

• 1500-1200

• 1100-750

• 500-300

What is the significance of the Trojan War in Greek history?

• It marked the end of the Bronze Age

• It was a myth with no historical basis

• It led to the rise of democracy

• It was a minor skirmish

Fill in the blank: The Mycenaean civilization used the ________ writing system.

• Linear A

• Linear B

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform