Test Review Flashcards
How did the Greeks travel and trade
Along the sea
Greeks were experts in what
Shipbuilding and sailing
What activities took place in the agora?
It was a marketplace where they sold goods and also a meeting place for political and religious assemblies
What Greek leader would not have approved of the type of democracy found in the US
Draco
What is a lyric poem
A poem set to music
How did the Greeks influence our language
Many English words come from Greek
Where did the Mycenaeans live?
Greek mainland
Where did the Minoans live
Crete
What cities began as Greek colonies
Istanbul, Naples, Marseille
What is representative democracy
Citizens elect representatives to make laws
In the democracy in Athens did the aristocrats have more power than citizens
No
What did the Greeks do at the oracle of Delphi?
Ask Apollo questions
What two groups of people helped shape Greek cultures
Mycenaeans and Minoans
What sea lies east of the Greek mainland
Aegean
When things like earthquakes and thunder happened who did the Greeks think was responsible
The gods
Who was Apollo
God of the sun
What work tells the story of the last year’s of the Trojan war
The Iliad
What group lived on the island of Crete
The Minoans
Did everyone leave and stay inside the city walls
No
Who was Hera
Queen of the gods
Why did the Greeks write myths
To try to explain how the world works. Stories about gods and heroes it explained a natural or historical event
An ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force
Tyrant
The Greek word for a city state
Polis
Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Mythology
