Ancient Greece chapter 8&9 test

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Greek fables often feature________________ as main characters

Animals

This meeting was an opportunity for all citizens to debate and vote on laws

Assembly

This is the city where democracy was born

Athens

He is known as the father of democracy

Cleisthenes

He created a set of very harsh laws for Athens

Draco

The greeks enjoyed telling stories of ____________ who had special abilities and often faced terrible monsters

Heroes

Homers epic poem the _______________ tells the story of the Trojan war and the hero Achilles

Iliad

A poem that is set to music is called a __________________

Lyric poem

Deomocracy in Athens came to an end after these people conquered greece

Macedonians

What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?

Minoans and Mycenaeans

This term means " government by the few"

Oligarchy

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?

Peninsula

This term describes the government of the united states

Representative of democracy

Most poets were men but the most famous lyric poet was a women named _____________

Sappho

In Greece, free men who had the right to participate in government were known as this

Citizens

This term is Greek for "rule of the people"

Democracy

Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?

Fortress

One of the most famous Greek heroes was __________ who fought and defeated the hydra

Hercules

The ancient Greeks created great ______________ and works of literature that influence the way we speak and write today

Myths

Many Greek myths were told in order to explain __________________ and historical events

Natural events

This leader encouraged the people of his city to participate in government

Pericles

Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?

They provided trade routes

Why did the Greeks create colonies?

They wanted to become rich from trade

Greek mythology and literature has influenced many English ____________ and expressions

Words

__________ is known as the king of Greek gods

Zeus


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