Study

Greece Section 1

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • What does the word polis mean
    Police
    City-state
    A fortress on the top of a hill
    Land with water on three sides
  • Which was NOT a requirement to be a Greek citizen
    Free
    Male
    Land Owner
    Serving in the military
  • An agoraphobe would be someone that is afraid of
    Bamboozle questions they don't know
    People or public gatherings
    Germs
    High places
  • What word means an open-air Greek market or meeting place?
    Phalanx
    Bard
    Acropolis
    Agora
  • When land has water on three sides of it, that land is called a
    isthmus
    island
    biosphere
    peninsula
  • Where was the king of Minos' palace located?
    Delphi
    Knossos
    Troy
    Sparta
  • At each polis a fort called an _______ was built on a hilltop.
    Acropolis
    Phalanx
    Oracle
    Agora
  • Which one of these could be a citizen in Greece
    male born to free parents & lived in the polis & owned land
    A male born to free parents but lived in another polis
    Any woman married to a Greek citizen
    Any male that served 4 or more years in the military
  • A Greek story-teller or singer is called a
    philosopher
    bard
    prophet
    sage
  • Which Greek polis was considered an island civilization
    The Athenians
    The Minoans
    The Myceneans
    The Spartans
  • After leaving the Greek mainland, this group returned and brought civilization back. They were the first group to be called Greeks
    The Spartans
    The Minoans
    The Hellenes
    The Trojans
  • An area of land away from the homeland but still maintaining economic connection to the homeland is called
    A township
    A peninsula
    A polis
    A colony
  • How many letters did the Greek alphabet have?
    25
    26
    43
    24
  • What was the name of the island that the Minotaur lived on?
    Mycenae
    Crete
    Minos
    Corinth
  • Which sea was NOT a sea that was on the mainland coast of Greece
    The Mediterranean Sea
    The Ionian Sea
    The Aegean Sea
    The Black Sea
  • A phalanx is
    A military commander
    A battle formation--soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder
    A disease that destroyed 25% of Athens
    A popsicle made of meat, cheese, and racoon toenails