Cyber day

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?

      d. mostly fertile land

2. Approximately ___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.                b. 3/4                        

3. Define the term barbarian as it was originally used in the ancient world.

e.     The word came from the Greek "barbaros," which originally meant "Non-Greek."

4.     What defines a megalithic structure?

c.      Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs

5.     What does the term tribe refer to?

a.      A social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship

b.      A family-based group governed by a hereditary chieftain

c.       A clan-based group prior to the advent of city-states in the Greek world

d.      A group of warriors, related by blood, who are governed by a king or queen

e.      All of these(I chose e)

6. Tribes were governed by
1. Warrior kings or queens                                        d.  all of these(i chose d)Chieftains                                                                  e.  none of these
2. Tribal leaders chosen by warriors

7. Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with civilization?

 

1. Celts

8. Which of the following modern-day countries would NOT be considered a member of “Western civilization”?

 

1. China

9. What is the name of the sea located just west of the Greek mainland?
1. Mediterranean Sea                                                

10. What is the name of the sea located just east of the Greek mainland?

                                               

1. Aegean Sea                                                               

 

11. What were the major crops the Aegean people lived on?

 

1. Grain, vines, and olives

 

12. Which civilization arose on the island of Crete?

                                                             

1. Minoan                                                                     

 

13. Which civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?

 

1. Spartan 

14. Which civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack?
1. Mycenaean                                                          

 

15. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the
1. First Persian War                                                    d.  Dark Ages
2. Megalithic Destruction                                          e.  none of these(I chose e)
3. Collapse of Crete

16. Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean?
1. Etruscans                                                     

 

17. In historical writing, the letter “c” might appear before a date, as in “c. 1500 BC.”  What does this “c” mean?

                                                                

1. circa

18. By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.  These were called
1. colonies                                                     

 

19. Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most closely resembled what modern-day geographical feature?

                                                               

1. counties                                                                    

20.  This is a form of government in which a small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.

                                                          c.  oligarchy

 

21. This is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.
1. democracy                                                               

 

22. This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power.

 

                                              d.  tyranny

23. This is a form of government in which power is held by a single ruler, and is often passed along from father to son.

 

1. monarchy                                                        

24. Spartans used this government system.

                                           c.  oligarchy

 

25. At what age did Spartan males begin their military training?
1. seven                                                                

 

26. What was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek world?
1. Athens                                           

 

27. This was the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town.
1. Parthenon                                                        

 

28. This was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was located.

 

                                                  e.  Peloponnesus

 

29. These were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.

 

                                                                     e.  triremes

 

30. This was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient Greece.

 

1. hoplite                                                                      

  

Short answer.    

1. You recall the time period when the Greek population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use.  What years did this period begin and end?
2. 1100–800 BC

2. During the time period when writing fell out of use, the poet Homer is said to have told stories of the Trojan War, and of a war hero attempting to return to his home.  What are the titles of these two stories?

The illiad and the oddysey

3. The word “Mediterranean” originally meant _____________________ .

it meant center of the world

4. What were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners called?

nobility