Wednesday, March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Today in Western Civ, Mr. Schick wasn't there, so we were in the gym. We worked on the about 30-35 questions that was on his blog. I worked on it, quietly, with Paula, Jesseca, and Maddie. Here are my answers (I highlighted most of my answers):


  1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Greece?
    1. peninsula      b. many islands     c. mountainous                d. mostly fertile land
  2. Approximately ___________ of Greece is covered by mountains.
    1. 2/3                  b. 3/4                         c. 1/2                          d. 1/4
  3. Define the term barbarian as it was originally used in the ancient world.

The Greeks first used this term to describe those foreigners that they could not understand, but seemed to be saying "bar bar" when speaking.

A group of people that is able to quickly adapt to the new environment in which they arrive despite speaking a foreign tongue.

A group of people migrating into a territory where they do not speak the native tongue.

A life based upon farming, warfare, and tribal organization.

The word came from the Greek "barbaros," which originally meant "Non-Greek."

What defines a megalithic structure?

Homes that were constructed for people during the Neolithic period

Fortifications constructed for people during the Neolithic period

Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs

Giant dinosaurs whose fossil remains were visible to ancient peoples

Evidence of advanced technological tools

What does the term tribe refer 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

A family-based group governed by a hereditary chieftain

A clan-based group prior to the advent of city-states in the Greek world

A group of warriors, related by blood, who are governed by a king or queen

All of these

  1. Tribes were governed by
    1. Warrior kings or queens                                        d.  all of these
    2. Chieftains                                                                  e.  none of these
    3. Tribal leaders chosen by warriors
  2. Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with civilization?
    1. Greeks                                                                       d.  Phoenicians
    2. Hittites                                                                      e.  people of Asian Minor
    3. Celts
  3. Which of the following modern-day countries would NOT be considered a member of “Western civilization”?
    1. Greece                                                                        d.  Italy
    2. England                                                                     e.  United States
    3. China
  4. What is the name of the sea located just west of the Greek mainland?
    1. Mediterranean Sea                                                  d.  Ionian Sea
    2. Aegean Sea                                                                e.  Chesapeake Bay
    3. Atlantic Ocean
  5. What is the name of the sea located just east of the Greek mainland?
    1. Mediterranean Sea                                                  d.  Ionian Sea
    2. Aegean Sea                                                                e.  Chesapeake Bay
    3. Atlantic Ocean
  6. What were the major crops the Aegean people lived on?
    1. Rice, vines, and olives
    2. Potatoes, vines, and olives
    3. Grain, vines, and olives
    4. Onions, wheat, and beer
    5. Corn, wheat, and rice
  7. Which civilization arose on the island of Crete?
    1. Mycenaean                                                                d.  Persian
    2. Minoan                                                                      e.  Phoenician
    3. Spartan
  8. Which civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland’s southern shore and on some islands?
    1. Mycenaean                                                                d.  Persian
    2. Minoan                                                                      e.  Phoenician
    3. Spartan 
  9. Which civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack?
    1. Mycenaean                                                                d.  Persian
    2. Minoan                                                                      e.  Phoenician
    3. Spartan
  10. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the
    1. First Persian War                                                    d.  Dark Ages
    2. Megalithic Destruction                                          e.  none of these
    3. Collapse of Crete
  11. Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean?
    1. Etruscans                                                                  d.  Persians
    2. Egyptians                                                                   e.  Phoenicians
    3. Hittites
  12. In historical writing, the letter “c” might appear before a date, as in “c. 1500 BC.”  What does this “c” mean?
    1. around                                                                       d.  all of these
    2. about                                                                          e.  none of these
    3. circa
  13. By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.  These were called
    1. colonies                                                                     d.  hoplites
    2. demos                                                                        e.  megaliths
    3. Starbucks
  14. Although they varied in size, ancient Greek city-states most closely resembled what modern-day geographical feature?
    1. cities                                                                           d.  nations
    2. counties                                                                     e.  continents
    3. states
  15.  This is a form of government in which a small group of citizens dominated, and the power of the majority was limited in various ways.
    1. democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy
    2. monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny
  16. This is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens.
    1. democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy
    2. monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny 
  17. This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power.
    1. democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy
    2. monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny
  18. This is a form of government in which power is held by a single ruler, and is often passed along from father to son.
    1. democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy
    2. monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny
  19. Spartans used this government system.
    1. democracy                                                                 c.  oligarchy
    2. monarchy                                                                  d.  tyranny
  20. At what age did Spartan males begin their military training?
    1. seven                                                                          d.  eighteen
    2. twelve                                                                                    e.  twenty-one
    3. fifteen
  21. What was the wealthiest city-state in the ancient Greek world?
    1. Athens                                                                       d.  Sparta
    2. Thebes                                                                       e.  Argos
    3. Corinth
  22. This was the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town.
    1. Parthenon                                                                 d.  helos
    2. Pantheon                                                                  e.  polites
    3. acropolis
  23. This was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was located.
    1. Anatolia                                                                     d.  Stonehenge
    2. Mt. Olympus                                                             e.  Peloponnesus
    3. Crete
  24. These were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.
    1. phalanxes                                                                  d.  biremes
    2. hoplites                                                                      e.  triremes
    3. tyrants
  25. This was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient Greece.
    1. phalanx                                                                      d.  bireme
    2. hoplite                                                                       e.  trireme
    3. tyrant


Short answer.    

  1. 410 AD-650 AD
  2. The Odyssey and the Iliad
  3. The word “Mediterranean” originally meant 'middle land'.
 
 
 
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