3/17/2014

1. D: Greece is not mostly fertile.
2. B: Approximately 3/4 of Greece is covered by mountains.
3. D: The definition of an Ancient Greek Barbarian is a life based upon farming, warfare, and tribal organization. 
4. C: Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs is a megalithic structure.
5. A: A tribe refers to a social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship.
6. D: Tribes were governed by all of these; warrior kings and queens, chieftains, and tribal leaders chosen by warriors.
7. A: The first European barbarians to make contact with civilization were Greeks.
8. E: The United States were not considered a member of "Western civilization."
9. D: The Ionian Sea is located west of the Greek mainland.
10. B: The Aegean Sea is located east of the Greek mainland
11. D: The Aegean people lived on onions, wheat, and beer.
12. B: The Minoan civilization arose on the island of Crete.
13. A: The Mycenaean civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland's southern shore and on some islands.
14. A: The Mycenaean civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack.
15. D: The Dark Ages were a period in Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use.
16. E: The Greeks joined the Phoenicians.
17. D: The c means all of the above; around, about, and circa.
18. A: Demos were Greek city-states that dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.
19. B: Ancient Greek city-states closely resembled countries.
20. C: An Oligarchy is a form of government in which a small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.
21. A: Democracy is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.
22. D: A Tyranny is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power.
23. B: A monarchy is a form of government in which power is held by a single ruler, and often passed along from father to son.
24. C: Spartans used democracy as their government system.
25. A: At age 7 spartan males began their military training.
26. A: Athens was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek world.
27. C: Acropolis was the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town.
28. E: Peloponnesus was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was located
29. E: Triremes were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.
30. B: Hoplite was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient Greece.

Short Answers:
Short Answer
1.) This was the Dark Ages and occurred around 1150 B.C. and ended around 750 B.C.
2.) One story was the Odyssey and the second story was the Iliad.
3.) The word "Mediterranean" originally meant middle of the land.
4.) Prominent and long-established Athenian land owners were called Aristocrats.