Unit 8: Ancient Greece

Question 1

acropolis

Answer 1

highest point in Ancient Greek city

Question 2

agora

Answer 2

an open space in an ancient greek city that served as a marketplace and social center

Question 3

aristocracy

Answer 3

an upper class that is richer and more powerful then the rest of society.

Question 4

epic poem

Answer 4

long story in the form of a poem.

Question 5

hero

Answer 5

a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength and intelligence

Question 6

labyrinth

Answer 6

a maze

Question 7

monarchy

Answer 7

a government ruled by a single person

Question 8

myth

Answer 8

old story told to justify a belief

Question 9

oligarchy

Answer 9

a government ruled by a lot of powerful people

Question 10

polis

Answer 10

a greek city-state

Question 11

raw material

Answer 11

a substance in which other things are made

Question 12

tyrant

Answer 12

a ruler who took power illegally

Question 12

alliance

Answer 12

partnership

Question 12

democracy

Answer 12

form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing

Question 13

helot

Answer 13

state-owned slave

Question 14

trireme

Answer 14

Ancient Greek worship

Question 15

which city-state was very focused on military?

Answer 15

Sparta

Question 16

which city-state was outnumbered by slaves?

Answer 16

Sparta

Question 17

Sparta was a..

Answer 17

Oligarchy

Question 18

What was Sparta known for?

Answer 18

Phanlanx formation

Question 19

What was the economy based on in Sparta?

Answer 19

Farming and conquering lands

Question 20

Spartans were led by what king in the battle of Thermopylae?

Answer 20

King Leonides

Question 21

Which city-state had no Navy?

Answer 21

Sparta

Question 22

Athens was a …

Answer 22

democracy

Question 23

Which city-state was better for women?

Answer 23

Sparta

Question 24

Which city-state treated their slaves fairly?

Answer 24

Athens

Question 25

Which city-state allowed girls to go to school?

Answer 25

Sparta

Question 26

Which city-state was conquered by Persia?

Answer 26

Ionia

Question 27

Which city-state helped Ionia rebel?

Answer 27

Athens

Question 28

Where does Persia attack Athens?

Answer 28

Marathon

Question 29

Who won the war between Athens and Persia?

Answer 29

Athens

Question 30

Hoplites

Answer 30

soldiers in Athens

Question 31

Which king of Persia toys to conquer Greece?

Answer 31

Xerxes

Question 32

How did the Greeks trap the Persians in the battle of Salamis?

Answer 32

They lured them into a narrow strait

Question 33

Who was a hero in the battle of Salamis?

Answer 33

Themisticles

Question 34

Themisticles was the hero in what war?

Answer 34

Salamis

Question 36

Who won the battle of salamis ( Greece or Persia )

Answer 36

Greece

Question 37

which of Persia or Greece had less soldiers?

Answer 37

Greece