Myth History (Dark, Archaic, Persian) Quiz

Question 1

Key Parts of Dark Age

Answer 1

Abandoned cities, writing lost, population drop.

Question 2

Dialects

Answer 2

Ionic (Athens) Aeolic (Corinth) Doric (Spaarta)

Question 3

Dark Age

Answer 3

1100 - 700 BCE

Question 4

Archaic Age

Answer 4

8th to 5th Century BCE

Question 5

Monarchies Replaced by

Answer 5

Aristocratic Republics

Question 6

Hoplite Revolution

Answer 6

A fight for political power/influence by soldiers

Question 7

Hoplite Weapons

Answer 7

Their weapons were wider and had large spears

Question 8

Bc of Hoplite

Answer 8

Diluted the central power of the King

Question 9

Olympics

Answer 9

776

Question 10

Writing Returns

Answer 10

Mid 8th Century

Question 11

Coins

Answer 11

6th Century

Question 12

Laws of Draco

Answer 12

(600 BCE) Sever and heavy laws that implemented the death penalty

Question 13

Sullon

Answer 13

(490 BCE) Lightened Laws and cancelled debt

Question 14

New Governments included

Answer 14

The beginning of democracy and the line of tyrants

Question 15

Clynthenes

Answer 15

Created 10 tribes instead of 4

Question 16

Pottery during Archaic

Answer 16

Black Figure Pottery to red figure pottery

Question 17

First temple built

Answer 17

Hernon at Olympia

Question 18

City States

Answer 18

Sparta, Athens, Thebes and Corinth

Question 19

Hellenes

Answer 19

All Greeks, greeks were a tribe

Question 20

Basic Political Unit

Answer 20

Polis in two parts (Ostus and Chora)

Question 21

Athens controls

Answer 21

The cities and area of Attica

Question 22

Shared Games

Answer 22

Olympics, Pythians, Theneas and Isthnaius

Question 23

Oracles

Answer 23

Delphi/Pythian, Dodona (wind), Didyma [All were Greeks only]

Question 24

Sculptures

Answer 24

Twins of Kouroi (carried mother and killed) [Kleobis and Biton]

Question 25

Writing Returned

Answer 25

Nector’s Cup and Dipyon Oikochos

Question 26

6th Cent Persian King

Answer 26

Creusis

Question 27

Lycia a part of Persia

Answer 27

King went to oracle, Great city falls, Lycia very wealthy

Question 28

499-8

Answer 28

Ionian Cities revolt. Athens helps and burns Sardis. Persian King Darius is angry

Question 29

492

Answer 29

Persia wins Thrace and Gaedos

Question 30

490

Answer 30

Persia face off at Marathon and Pheidippides. Greeks had longer spears, and win. Persians tries to destroy Athens. Persian defeat.

Question 31

480

Answer 31

Persians come back with Xerxes. Held off at Thermopoly because of the narrow passage.

Question 32

Salamis

Answer 32

Persians are defeated, because a Greek rows out and gives them wrong information.

Question 33

Platea and Mycale

Answer 33

The Persians lose, finally losing them the war.

Question 34

Significance of Persian War

Answer 34

All of the Greeks worked together and beat an invador.