Statistics for The Ancient Greek World

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
T/F Boys and girls entered military school between the ages of 6 and 7?	t	99%
True or False? (write out answer) Corinth was one of the largest centers for trade in ancient Greece.	True	96%
For about 100 years, Athens was ruled by this form of government.	democracy	87%
A famous philosopher who was accused of mocking the gods and making fun of the Greek way of life.	Socrates	83%
What city did Aristotle move to when he turned 17?	Athens	82%
Athena watched over Athens. She was the goddess of what?	wisdom	79%
What famous scholar/philosopher did Aristotle study with?	Plato	76%
King Phillip of Macedonia offered Aristotle the job of tutoring his son whose name was ...	Alexander	74%
Megara was ruled by a monarchy, which means ruled by a what?	king	74%
This famous teacher and philosopher was born in Macedonia.	Aristotle	71%
Argos followed what form of government?	monarchy	57%
What is the type of government ruled by a king?	monarchy	57%
True or False? Corinth was ruled by an oligarchy.	false	53%
A piece of land that has water on three sides.	peninsula	44%
Sparta was ruled by what type of government?	oligarchy	30%
Sparta was known for its what?	military	21%
These land formations in Greece provide a source of water and natural defense barriers to the Greeks.	mountains	21%
What does the word "philosophy" literally mean?	love of wisdom	19%
Argos was built on a plain, very hot in summer/cold in winter, and had poor_______(what?)	soil	15%
Huge pipes that brought fresh water into the cities.	aqueducts	9%
Name five of the most powerful city-states. (A, S, C, M, A)	Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, Argos	9%
The Megarans founded a town off the coast of Turkey named_______(first), _______(secondly), and _________(finally!)	Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul	6%
Groups of villages that banded together for protection and more organized trade that had their own government.	city-states	5%
Democracy means ruled by_________.	many	3%
The people of Argos built sculptures of whom?	athletes	1%
The Greeks did not have this because they were not trying to build an empire.	central government	1%
Megara was famous for its what?	textiles	1%
City-states had their own... (two things)	laws, coinage	0%
Oligarchy means a type of government ruled by whom?	small group	0%