Ancient Greece Review

The ancient Greeks told myths to:

• Pass the time

• Scare foreign countries from invading

• Explain why things happened on Earth

Many of the ancient Greek myths focused on:

• Greek gods, humans, and their interaction with each other

• Just humans

• Just Greek gods

A made up story, usually with gods and heroes, whose purpose is to explain a natural phenomenon or cultural practice:

• Morals
• Centaur
• Phenomena
• Myth

How was Athenian democracy different from American democracy?

• Citizens were not allowed to serve on juries
• People were not allowed to vote for leaders
• Women could not participate in public life
• People were not allowed to criticize the government

One of the most powerful Greek City-States and birthplace of Democracy.

• Athens 
• Sparta 
• Thebes 
• Corinth 

Greek word for city 

• polis 
• agora 
• acropolis 
• oligarchy 

Macedonian king who conquered most of the known world. 

• Plato 
• Aristotle 
• Socrates 
• Alexander the Great 

Who did the Greeks defeat in a war using a wooden horse?

• Trojans

• Minoans

• Romans

• Egyptians

The city-state where boys, at the age of 7, would start hardy soldier training

• Athens
• Sparta
• Delphi
• Olympia

Which group(s) of people were not allowed to be citizens in Athens? (select all that apply)

• Men

• Women

• Slaves

• Foreigners