Greece Test Review

Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks...

• became experts on the sea

• learned how to climb

• never traded with any other people

• took up farming

Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?

• a poem set to music

• a poem about greek heroes

• a poem that teaches life lessons

• a poem that explains natural events

The fact that many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology in evidence that the Greeks strongly influence the English language

• true

• false

In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

• The Mycenaeans protected seas travelers from pirates

• The Mycenaeans did not speak Greek

• The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland and Minoans on an island

• Mycenaeans were not traders

Which of the following best describe a representative democracy?

• Citizens elect officials to make the laws.

• All citizens help make the laws

• All men, women, and children can vote.

• Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.

Rule by a king who passes the throne to the eldest son after death.

• Tyrant

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

Rule by a single person who seizes power by illegal (an often violent) means

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Tyrant

• Oligarchy

Rule by a few

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyrant

• Monarchy

Rule by the people

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

Who was the first Greek City-State that developed a democratic system?

• Corinth

• Mycenae

• Sparta

• Athens