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World History I
Greece #1 TEST—Study Guide
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1.) Approximately ¾ (75%) of Greece is made up of what geographical feature? These also
kept Greece from becoming a unified nation.
2.) What is the name of the peninsula in southern Europe where Greece is located?
3.) Greece is also made up of hundreds of small islands. In what sea do most of these islands
lie?
4.) On what large island did the Minoan civilization settle?
5.) Who discovered the Minoan civilization?
6.) What was the name of the main city of the Minoan civilization?
7.) Who discovered the Mycenaean civilization?
8.) What group is believed to have taken over the Mycenaean civilization?
9.) When the Mycenaean civilization was taken over, Greece fell into a Dark Age. What
happened in this Dark Age?
10.) What blind poet wrote both the Iliad and the Odyssey?
11.) In the Iliad, what caused the fighting between the Trojans and the Mycenaeans?
12.) What device did the Mycenaeans use to defeat the Trojans?
13.) Who is the main character in the Odyssey?
14.) Were the Greeks monotheistic or polytheistic?
15.) Where did the twelve (12) most important Greek gods live?
16.) What did the Greek god Poseidon control?
17.) What did the Greek god Apollo control?
18.) What were the Olympics in ancient Greece?
19.) What is a polis?
20.) What is an acropolis?
21.) What is an agora?
22.) Who could be a citizen in a typical Greek city-state?
23.) What rights and responsibilities did Greek citizens have?
24.) In the Greek military system, who made up the cavalry? Who made up the foot soldiers?
25.) Why did the Greeks create colonies?
26.) Who taught the Greeks about using money? (Hint: the first civilization to use coins)
27.) Who were the ancestors of the Spartans?
28.) On what Greek peninsula did the Spartans settle?
29.) What were helots?
30.) In Sparta, what would happen to a young boy around the age of 7?
31.) In Sparta, at what age could women expect to get married?
32.) In Sparta, at what age could men expect to retire from the military?
33.) Who were considered the ancestors of the Athenians?
34.) On what Greek peninsula was Athens built?
35.) For what Greek goddess is Athens named?
36.) What did the Athenian tyrant Cleisthenes do for Athens?
37.) What were the two (2) houses of legislature in Athens?
38.) What Persian emperor became upset at Greece’s helping Ionia in their revolt against
Persia?
39.) What did Pheidippides do?
40.) What happened at Thermopylae?
41.) Who rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars?
42.) What was the Delian League?
43.) Who fought against each other during the Peloponnesian Wars?
44.) Who won the Peloponnesian War?