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Literature
100
Greece is the birthplace of?
Democracy
100
People who had the right to participate in government.
Citizens
100
The mainland of Greece is a _____ and surrounded by water.
peninsula
100
Greeks were which one: monotheistic or polytheistic
Polytheistic
100
When an instrument would be played as poems were read in ancient Greece, these were called what?
Lyric poetry
200
The word democracy comes from the Greek words meaning?
Rule of the People
200
Who was a famous Greek that wrote many fables?
Aesop
200
What Greek civilization was destroyed by a huge volcanic eruption on the island of Thera 70 miles away?
Minoan
200
What is a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works?
Mythology
200
Greatest poet of the ancient world
Homer
300
What is the definition of Oligarchy?
A government in which only a few people have all the power.
300
What poems did Homer write?
Iliad and the Odyssey
300
How many bodies of water surround Greece?
3
300
Who did ancient Greeks say created seasons?
Demeter
300
Homer's poems were central to ancient Greek's _____.
Education system
400
A good leader who took power by force and had the support of the people is called a what?
Tyrant
400
Who was the most famous lyric poet in ancient greece?
Sappho, a woman
400
Greece is on the continent of _____.
Europe
400
Which Greek god/hero is known for love?
Aphrodite
400
The name of the epic that told about the last year of the Trojan War.
The Iliad
500
Under whose leadership was democracy brought to its highest in Greece?
Pericles
500
The world's very first democracy was established under who?
Cleisthenes
500
Name two early Greek cultures that influenced the entire Mediterranean region.
Minoan and Mycenaeans
500
Which god/hero was supposed to be the king above the rest?
Zeus
500
Why did the Greeks tell fables?
to give advice about life or to teach a lesson.