History Chapter 8 Quiz

Which island did the Minoans live on?

• Rhodes

• Crete

• Sicily

• Cyprus

Which biblical group do some scholars believe were descendants of the Minoans?

• Amorites

• Edomites

• Amalekites

• Spartan

What was the earliest known civilization in Greece?

• Minoan

• Mycenaean

• Athenian

• Spartan

How did the Minoans gain their wealth?

• farming

• mining

• trade

• fishing

How did the Mycenaeans differ from the Minoans?

• their civilization existed earlier

• they were more warlike

• they were more peaceful

• they built more ornate palaces

Monarchy means rule by ____.

• many

• few

• all

• one

Who controls the government in an oligarchy?

• small groups of nobles

• one king

• the people

• military generals

Men who ruled with absolute authority in Greece were called _____.

• oligarchs

• kings

• tyrants

• philosophers

Which term is the name of the busy marketplace in the center of Athens?

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Parthenon

• Assembly

Which civilization developed the world's first democracy?

• Sparta

• Minoans

• Mycenaean

• Athens