1._________________________Places where it was believed gods spoke through mortals. 2._________________________Government in which citizens take part. 3.

_________________________"Rule by the Best." 4._________________________Blind poet who gathered oral poetry into two great epic poems. 5._________________________Traditional stories about gods, goddesses, and heroes. 6._________________________Describes the adventures of the Mycenaean king after the Trojan War. 7._________________________The word has come to mean someone who uses absolute power brutally. 8._________________________The legend of the Trojan War. 9._________________________Athletic games held to honor the Greek gods. 10._________________________Heavy infantry who carried long spears.

1. While ________ was known for its laws and government, ________ was known for the physical strength and discipline of its people. a. Athens, Sparta b. Sparta, Athens 2. People the Spartans conquered were forced to work for them and were called ________. a. ephors b. helots

3. The government officials who made sure that the kings stayed within the law were called ________. a. archons b. ephors 4. Along with reading and writing, ________ formed the basis of a young boy's education. a. military training b. arithmetic

5. ________ is believed to have created Athen's first written law code around 621 B.C. a. Solon b. Draco 6. ________, who became an archon in 594 B.C., believed that the best way to help Athens was to erase the debts of the poor and outlawing slavery for debt.

a. Solon b. Thucydides

7. ________ is often called the first true historican because he took a critical look at historical evidence. a. Pericles b. Thucydides 8. ________ broke up the power of the aristocrats and created the Council of Five Hundred. a. Cleisthenes b. Peisistratus

9. ________ were born outside Athens but were free and paid taxes. a. metics b. citizens 10. The tyrant ________ improved Athens economy and divided nobles' estates among poor farmers. a. Pericles b. Peisistratus

1. Agriculture was the mainstay of Athen's economy. True False 2. Leveling means carving small, flat plots of land from hillsides. True False

3. Athenian women were citizens, but could not vote, nor could they own or inherit property. True False 4. The main purpose of marriage was to have children. True False

5. Most Athenians believed that money should be spent on private homes, and not public buildings. True False 6. The writings of the Greek female poet Sappho can teach us about the lives of women in ancient Greece. True False

7. Once boys reached the age of seven, they came under the care of a male slave, called their hoplite. True False 8. The Greek word sophos means "wise." True False

9. Athenians placed great value on military training, at the expense of literacy and learning. True False 10. Helots formed the center of the Athenian infantry. True