Review for Greece Unit Test-

Review for Greece Unit Test-

GRADED A+ (ACTUAL TEST ) Questions and Answers (Solved)

• Why were Greeks maritime?

Answer: surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea

• Polis

Answer: A city-state in ancient Greece, formed as a result of the

mountainous terrain

• Agora

Answer: the outdoor marketplace in ancient Greece

• Phalanx

Answer: 16X16 formation of hoplite (foot soldiers) used in

ancient Greece

• Assimilation

Answer: being absorbed into a new culture

• Palace of Knossos

Answer: - The Minoans greatest palace, home of King Minos

• King Minos of Crete

Answer: King of the Minoans, lived at Knossos

• Influence of Minoans on Greeks

Answer: language, trade, Gods 1 / 2

• Who was Homer?

Answer: blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey -

recorded the Trojan War

• Outcome of Trojan War

Answer: city of Troy destroyed; Greeks win war (Trojan Horse-

out smarted opponent)

• Achilles

Answer: Greek hero of the Trojan war

• Athens

Answer: Government - Direct Democracy

Values- women no rights, education, rhetoric, philosophy, emphasis on trade

• Rhetoric

Answer: using language effectively and persuasively

• Sparta

Answer: Government- oligarchy

Values-women had rights, warrior society, isolated society, agoge training

• Oligarchy

Answer: rule by an elite few, Spartan style of government

• Battle of Marathon

Answer: Athenian victory over a Persian invasion in 490 B.C.E.

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