Ancient Greece I
Historians trace the origins of Greek civilization to what island?
Crete
The Iliad and the Odyssey are what type of poems?
Epic
A polis is a powerful what?
City-state
What was the Greek city-state know for its military power?
Sparta
What war machine hurled huge stones to shatter city walls?
Catapult
Who established the earliest civilization in ancient Greece?
Minoan
What is a character who faces a challenge that demands courage, strength and intelligence?
Epic
What type of government is ruled by a single person, such as a king?
Monarchy
Helots are state owned what?
Slaves
Who heads the legislative branch of the U.S. government?
Congress
What is a labyrinth?
A maze
What gift did the Greeks leave the Trojans?
Wooden horse
What type of government was ruled by a small group or elite, landowning families?
Aristocracy
In what city state did democracy begin?
Athens
Who heads the executive branch of the U.S. government?
President
Was Minoan religion polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
What was the highest point in an Ancient Greek city?
Acropolis
What is a type of government ruled by a few powerful citizens?
Oligarchy
What is a form of government in which citizens have a direct role in governing?
Democracy
Who heads the judicial branch of the U. S. government?
Supreme Court
The Mycenaeans settled where?
Greece
What was the city's marketplace and social center?
Agora
What body of water surrounds Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
What was the temple dedicated to the goodness Athens?
Parthenon
What is a group of people chosen to decide the guilt or innocence in a trial?
Jury