Greece

Question 0

how did the Greeks travel?

Answer 0

by Sea

Question 1

peninsula

Answer 1

an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean (surrounded by water on three sides)

Question 2

what group built in advance society on the island of Crete?

Answer 2

Minoans

Question 3

what probably led to the end of the Minoan civilization?

Answer 3

eruption of a volcano

Question 4

polis

Answer 4

Greek word for city state

Question 5

thinking about the juries in Athens, why would they have odd number juries?

Answer 5

to prevent ties

Question 6

what does democracy mean?

Answer 6

A type of government in which people rule themselves

Question 7

what do Greek myths explain?

Answer 7

how the world works

Question 8

according to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?

Answer 8

demeters daughter, persephone, was kidnapped by another God and he agreed to let her see her mother for six months and she would stay in the underworld for six months (winter)

Question 9

The Minoans and the _____ helped shape later Greek cultures

Answer 9

mycenaeans

Question 10

democracy in Greece started in what city?

Answer 10

Athens

Question 11

The ______ sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland

Answer 11

aegean

Question 12

how is Greek mythology a part of today’s culture?

Answer 12

The Olympics and literature

Question 13

Who was the Greek god or goddess of war?

Answer 13

Ares (god)

Question 14

The ancient Greeks believe that their _____ cause events like thunder and earthquakes

Answer 14

gods

Question 15

Apollo was the god of the _______

Answer 15

sun

Question 16

The form of government in which all citizens can participate is called ________

Answer 16

Direct democracy

Question 17

A leader who use force to hold a power was a ________

Answer 17

tyrant

Question 18

an age marked by great achievements was the _______ age

Answer 18

classical

Question 19

aristocrats

Answer 19

rich landowners

Question 20

fables

Answer 20

short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

Question 21

Pericles

Answer 21

A brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC

Question 22

mythology

Answer 22

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

Question 23

citizens

Answer 23

people who had The right to participate in government

Question 24

Who was homer?

Answer 24

A poet who wrote Odyssey and Iliad

Question 25

Acropolis

Answer 25

a high hill that often had a fortress on its top

Question 26

Who was known as the father of democracy?

Answer 26

cleisthenes

Question 27

representative democracy

Answer 27

citizens elect officials to represent them in government

Question 28

what Greek was known for his fables?

Answer 28

Aesop

Question 29

Who was the Greek god or goddess of wisdom?

Answer 29

athena (goddess)

Question 30

Greece is on which continent?

Answer 30

Europe

Question 31

The Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses, this type of religion is _______

Answer 31

polytheism

Question 32

democracy in Athens came to an end after the _______ conquered Greece

Answer 32

macedonians

Question 33

summarize the geography of ancient Greece

Answer 33

filled with mountains, rocky coastline, and surrounded by water

Question 34

what is a government in which only a few people have power?

Answer 34

oligarchy

Question 35

myth

Answer 35

traditional or legendary story usually concerning some being or war hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with Deites or demigods and explain some practice, right, or phenomenon of nature