Statistics for Ancient Greece

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Definition	Answer	% Correct
Games, held to honor Zeus. They took place every four years	Panhellenic/Olympic Games	88%
Wrote the epics "Iliad" and "Odyssey"	Homer	79%
The Greek _______ has its origin in Phoenicia and has been converted in order to make it easier to learn.	Alphabet	67%
______were excluded from politics but they played a big role at feasts	Women	63%
the power of a small group. In ancient Greece this was the nobility.	Oligarchy/Aristocracy	46%
small cities, who, as states, decide on domestic policy and foreign policy	Polis/Poleis/City States	46%
free square in the city centre surrounded by public buildings. It's where the noblemen used to assemble and to negotiate with the citizens about the interests of the city	Agora	42%
Armed citizens, who fought in the colonies against the natives or aggressive neighbouring tribes	Hoplites	42%
From 594 BC on he carried out extensive reforms and published them in written form as laws. He seperated the population into four groups. He wanted to minimize the tensions within the population.	Solon	38%
From 750 BC on, emigrants of various origin founded some cities at the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, so-called c_______. Many of them are still of great importance today.	colonies	33%
Officials with different areas of responsibility. There were nine of them and they were elected for one year. One representative each district. (the tenth representative is the secretary of council)	Archon	29%
Peninsula where Athens is located	Attica	29%
"Heliaia" was the name of the highest _______, also called supreme _______	Court	29%
There are twelve of them. Some of them were patron saints of cities	Olympians	29%
a ruler who could seize power in a city without official authorization. He could save his positon through military violence	Tyrant	29%
"Cemetery"	Necropolis	25%
Resumed his(^) ideas. Seperated the geographical units mentioned above into ten districts each.	Cleisthenes	21%
Ancient greek word meaning "the people" (men from 18 years upwards)	Deme	21%
Alternative name for the Athenian's people's assembly. Men from 20 years upwards who decide on laws, alliances, declarations of war and so on	Ecclesia	21%
bodies of government. There are ten in each geographical unit (city, inland territory, coast). Each _____sent 50 representatives into ^.	Phyle/Phylai	21%
Society, where peasants make up the majority	Agrarian society	17%
great council used to concern about the tasks of the nobility council, worked closely toghether with the people's assembly	Boule	17%
Nobility council, "Guardians of the law"/state supervision	Areopagus	13%
specific example of a ^ .With his followers, he occupied all the state-run offices. He stirred up the displeasure of the noblemen who were excluded of the power. (around 545-510 BC)	Peisistratos	13%
Citizens used to pray to the patron saints and to bring offerings	Temple	13%
equal distribution of poltical rights	Isonomia	8%