Ch. 8 – Ancient Greece
Study Guide
1. How was the Athenian
government ruled prior to
democracy?
2. Who was Theseus?
3. Why did the Greeks feel the need
to create city-states?
4. What Greek writer was famous for
his fables?
5. An age marked by great
achievements is known as a(n)
____________ age.
6. Rich landowners who rule in an
oligarchy are called ______________.
7. A high hill that had a fortress on its
top was known as _____________.
8. Because traveling by land in
Greece was difficult, the Greeks
became expert ________________.
9. What were 3 uses of the Greek
agora?
10. Which Greek leader (found in
section 2) would not have
approved of the type of democracy
found in the United States?
11. What is a lyric poem?
12. True or false? Many English words
and expressions come from Greek
mythology.
13. Summarize the geography of
Greece.
14. True or false? The Greeks thought
of themselves as residents of the
city-state, not as Greeks.
15. What is a polis?
16. Which of the following cities did
not begin as a Greek colony:
Marseille, France; Alexandria,
Egypt; Naples, Italy; or Istanbul,
Turkey?
17. In what ways were the
Mycenaeans different from the
Minoans?
18. ____________ is the queen of the
Greek gods.
World Civilizations
19. A government in which only a few
people have power is called an
____________.
20. A ___________ is a leader who holds
power through the use of force.
21. The Minoans and the _____________
helped shape later Greek culture.
22. The _____________ sea lies to the east
of the Greek mainland.
23. Apollo was the god of the ________.
24. The ____________ tells the story of
the last years of the Trojan War.
Extended Response (must be
answered in complete sentences)
1. How did geography shape the
culture of ancient Greece? What
activities were encouraged and
discouraged due to the physical
features of the region? Why?
2. What is the difference between a
monarchy and a democracy? What
is an oligarchy? What is the source
of power in each of these types of
governments?
3. What is the difference between a
direct democracy and a
representative democracy? What
is the source of power in each?
4. How did democracy develop in
ancient Greece? What type of
government came before
democracy in Greece? Why do you
think it changed?
5. Describe the Greek city-state.
What was the central focus of daily
life in the city-states?