Cyber Day Assignment

1.  Many islands is not a characteristic of Greece
2. Approximately 3/4 of Greece is made up of mountains
3. barbarian means when  the Greeks first used this term to describe those foreigners that they could not understand, but seemed to be saying "bar bar" when speaking
4. A megalith structure is a massive  rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs
5.  the term tribe refers to all of these
6. tribes were governed by all of these
7.  Greeks were the first European barbarians to make contact with civilization
8. The US would not be considered a member of western civilization 
9. The Ionian Sea was located just west of the Greek mainland
10. The Aegean Sea was located just east of the Greek mainland
11. The major crops the Aegean people lived on was grain, vines, and olives
12. The Minoan  civilization arose on the island of Crete
13. The Mycenaean civilization established settlements along the Greek mainland’s southern shore and on some islands
14. the Mycenaean civilization built massive walls to protect themselves from attack
15. The Dark Ages was a period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use 
16.  Following this time period, the Greeks joined which group as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean? The Phoenicians
17. The letter C is none of the above
18. By 600 BC, Greek city-states dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.  These were called Colonies 
19. City-states most resembled cities
20. 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- oligarchy 
21. This is a form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens- democracy
22.  This is a form of government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power- tyranny
23. This is a form of government in which power is held by a single ruler, and is often passed along from father to son- monarchy 
24. Sparta had an oligarchy  government 
25. At age 7 Spartan males began their military training 
26. Athens was the wealthiest city-state
27. The acropolis was the religious center of an ancient Greek town
28. Peloponnesus was the name of the southern peninsula where Sparta was located
29. triremes  were massive fighting ships with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships
30. hoplite was a heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of ancient Greece

Short Answer:

1. the dark ages began in 1100 Bc and ended in 800 BC
2. They were called the Odyssey and Iliad.
3. Mediterranean meant middle of the land
4.  Aristocrats were land-owners in Greece