Ancient Greece

What did Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations have in common?

• They built great city-states based on agriculture.

• They colonized much of the Mediterranean coast.

• They declined and disappeared mysteriously.

• They left no evidence of a written language.

Where did Minoan civilization begin?

• Crete

• Ionia

• Troy

• Mycenae

Which group conquered the weakened Minoans?

• Mycenaeans

• Persians

• Sea Peoples

• Trojans

Where did Greek city-states build their acropolis?

• at the highest point of the city

• in the center of the city

• in the marketplace of the city

• where the warriors lived in the city

What group challenged the aristocratic rule of tyrants in some Greek city-states?

• farmers

• Merchants

• priests

• Warriors

What geographic features of Greece encouraged the independence of Greek city-states?

• high mountains and many islands

• limited hill country and arid grasslands

• long coastlines and numerous seas

• wide valleys and active volcanoes

How did Solon change Athens?

• He allowed an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.

• He arranged a military alliance with Sparta.

• He instituted a system of non-military education.

• He led the city-state to victory against the Persians.

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

• Athenian authors

• Persian emperors

• Spartan kings

• Trojan warriors

What is the significance of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• They detail the laws and governing structures of ancient Greek city-states.

• They explain the formation of the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations.

• They provide insight into the mythology and history of ancient Greece.

• They record the events of the Trojan and the Persian wars.

Why did Athens and Sparta form an alliance?

• to colonize the Mediterranean coast

• to exchange needed raw materials

• to share military training programs

• to resist conquest by the Persians