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24 Cards in this Set
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Different forms of government that existed in Ancient Greece included
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Oligarchy, tyrants, and democracy
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An area surrounded on three sides by water is called a
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Peninsula
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A government in which only a few people have power is called
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Oligarchy
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Greece is geographically dominated by
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Mountains
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A modern example of a tyrant could be a
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Teacher
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The main thing separating early Greek villages was
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Geography
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Which of the following does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens?
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One person made all of the decisions
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The first settlements in Ancient Greece occurred
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Along rivers and coastlines
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During early democracy in Greece, people held meetings outdoors. This was done mainly to
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Make sure everyone could attend
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All of the following seas surrounded Ancient Greece EXCEPT for
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the Yellow Sea
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Citizens in Ancient Greece were required to participate in the assembly. One reason for this was to ensure that more citizens
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Had a choice in laws
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Shipbuilding supplied early Greek societies with all of the following EXCEPT
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Recreation
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Voting by a show of hands was an example of which type of government in Ancient Greece?
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Direct Democracy
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Early Greeks began to group together for protection and stability and formed city-states known as
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Polis
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A representative democracy is best described by
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Citizens electing officials to make laws
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High hills that early Greeks used to build their city’s fortress on where known as
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Acropolis
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Under which Greek leader did democracy reach the height of its power?
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Pericles
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Which of the following were the first two civilizations to arise in Ancient Greece?
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Minoans and Mycenaeans
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The role of government can best be summarized by saying
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Civilizations need laws in order to grow and create a stable environment.
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According to Solon’s law citizens were
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All free men living in Athens.
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What was required for a citizen of Athens?
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fight in a war
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In Sparta, which was NOT a physical skill?
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Ice skating
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Which statement about Alexander the Great is true.
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Alexander created an empire that reached as far as India.
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Which statement about Plato is false.
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Plato believed the government should raise children.
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