Cyberday Questions

1. Mostly fertile land is not a characteristic of Greece

2. Approximately 2/3 of Greece is covered by mountains

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

4. Megalithic structures are massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs

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

6. tribes we governed by warrior kings or queens, chieftains, or tribal leaders chosen by warriors.

7.  The first European Barbarians to make contact with civilization were the Greeks.

8. The United States would not be considered a member of western civilization

9. The sea that is west of the Greek mainland is the Ionia Sea.

10 The sea that is east of the Greek mainland is Aegean Sea.

11. The major crops the Aegean people lived on were potatoes, vines and olives

12. The Civilization that arose on the island Crete was the Minoan.

13.  The Mycenaean civilization established settlements along the Greeks mainland southern shore on some islands.

14. The Minoan civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack.

15. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out in use is called the Dark Ages.

16. Following this period, the Greeks joined the Phoenicians as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean.

17.  The "c" before a date meant "circa"

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

19. Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most closely resembled counties

20. Oligarchy is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.

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

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

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

24. Spartans used Monarchy

25. At age seven was when a Spartan male began their military training.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer

1. The Dark Ages began at 1100 B.C. and ended at 800 B.C.

2. Homer told two stories called 'The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"

3.  The word Mediterranean originally meant middle earth.

4.  Aristocrats were  prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners.


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