Ancient Greece chapter 8&9 test
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
