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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations have in common?
They built great city-states based on agriculture.
They colonized much of the Mediterranean coast.
They declined and disappeared mysteriously.
They left no evidence of a written language.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where did Minoan civilization begin?
Crete
Ionia
Troy
Mycenae
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which group conquered the weakened Minoans?
Mycenaeans
Persians
Sea Peoples
Trojans
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where did Greek city-states build their acropolis?
at the highest point of the city
in the center of the city
in the marketplace of the city
where the warriors lived in the city
- 5. Multiple Choice
What group challenged the aristocratic rule of tyrants in some Greek city-states?
farmers
Merchants
priests
Warriors
- 6. Multiple Choice
What geographic features of Greece encouraged the independence of Greek city-states?
high mountains and many islands
limited hill country and arid grasslands
long coastlines and numerous seas
wide valleys and active volcanoes
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did Solon change Athens?
He allowed an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
He arranged a military alliance with Sparta.
He instituted a system of non-military education.
He led the city-state to victory against the Persians.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who were Darius I and Xerxes?
Athenian authors
Persian emperors
Spartan kings
Trojan warriors
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the significance of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
They detail the laws and governing structures of ancient Greek city-states.
They explain the formation of the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations.
They provide insight into the mythology and history of ancient Greece.
They record the events of the Trojan and the Persian wars.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did Athens and Sparta form an alliance?
to colonize the Mediterranean coast
to exchange needed raw materials
to share military training programs
to resist conquest by the Persians
- 11. Multiple Choice
What type of government did merchants form in some Greek city-states?
aristocracy
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was stressed in Spartan society?
education
democracy
arts
military
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who introduced democratic government in Athens?
Solon
Leonidas
Homer
Thucydides
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a trireme?
A Greek warship
A form of government
an epic poem
a Spartan warrior
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