Deck 2

Question 1

What writing system was used to write the Minoan language?

Answer 1

Linear A

Question 2

What major difference was there between Minoan and Mycenaean settlements?

Answer 2

Many Mycenaean cities were surrounded by large stone walls. Whereas the Minoan cities had none.

Question 3

What was a Greek city-state called?

Answer 3

Polis

Question 4

What type of government has a king at its head?

Answer 4

Monarchy

Question 5

Who is usually attributed with introducing democracy to Athens?

Answer 5

Cleisthenes

Question 6

What type of government did the Persian empire have?

Answer 6

Monarchy

Question 7

What were Greek warships called?

Answer 7

Triremes

Question 8

Which city-state led to the Delian League?

Answer 8

Athens

Question 9

What was Sparta’s main military strength?

Answer 9

A strong army

Question 10

Who did the Persians support in the Peloponnesian War?

Answer 10

Sparta

Question 11

What was the term for the Athenian practice of exiling a citizen from the city for ten years?

Answer 11

Ostracism

Question 12

What council in Athens’ government set the agenda for the assembly and ran daily affairs in the city?

Answer 12

Council of 500 (Boule)