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Which Greek polis was considered an island civilization

The Myceneans

The Minoans

The Spartans

The Athenians

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What was the name of the island that the Minotaur lived on?

Minos

Crete

Corinth

Mycenae

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Where was the king of Minos' palace located?

Delphi

Sparta

Knossos

Troy

15

What word means an open-air Greek market or meeting place?

Agora

Phalanx

Acropolis

Bard

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When land has water on three sides of it, that land is called a

island

peninsula

biosphere

isthmus

10

A Greek story-teller or singer is called a

philosopher

bard

sage

prophet

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What does the word polis mean

Police

A fortress on the top of a hill

City-state

Land with water on three sides

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An area of land away from the homeland but still maintaining economic connection to the homeland is called

A peninsula

A colony

A polis

A township

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Which was NOT a requirement to be a Greek citizen

Free

Land Owner

Male

Serving in the military

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Which one of these could be a citizen in Greece

Any woman married to a Greek citizen

male born to free parents & lived in the polis & owned land

A male born to free parents but lived in another polis

Any male that served 4 or more years in the military

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At each polis a fort called an _______ was built on a hilltop.

Acropolis

Oracle

Phalanx

Agora

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Which sea was NOT a sea that was on the mainland coast of Greece

The Mediterranean Sea

The Black Sea

The Ionian Sea

The Aegean Sea

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After leaving the Greek mainland, this group returned and brought civilization back. They were the first group to be called Greeks

The Spartans

The Trojans

The Minoans

The Hellenes

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How many letters did the Greek alphabet have?

25

43

26

24

25

A phalanx is

A military commander

A disease that destroyed 25% of Athens

A popsicle made of meat, cheese, and racoon toenails

A battle formation--soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder

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An agoraphobe would be someone that is afraid of

People or public gatherings

Germs

High places

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