Question

The Ancient Greeks

Directions: Using what you already know about the ancient Greeks, match each word
in the left column with its corresponding answer in the right column.
1. Homer
2. Pericles A
3. Alexander the
Great
4. Parthenon
5. Mycenaeans
6. Aristotle
a. warrior people who lived in Greece
before the time of the Dark Age
b. Persian leader who invaded Greece in
480 B.C. but was defeated by the Greek
army and navy
c. Athenian general and historian known for
his accuracy of facts and insight into the
human condition
d. Macedonian king who freed the Greek
city-states from Persian rule and
extended his empire throughout Asia
and North Africa
e. Greek military city-state whose
government was an oligarchy and whose
citizens led lives that were strictly
controlled
f. Greek leader who created a direct
democracy in which every male citizen
could vote on all major issues

Answer 1

The Ancient Greeks were a civilization known for their various achievements and influential individuals.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Homer - f. Greek leader who created a direct democracy in which every male citizen could vote on all major issues
2. Pericles - c. Athenian general and historian known for his accuracy of facts and insight into the human condition
3. Alexander the Great - d. Macedonian king who freed the Greek city-states from Persian rule and extended his empire throughout Asia and North Africa
4. Parthenon - e. Greek military city-state whose government was an oligarchy and whose citizens led lives that were strictly controlled
5. Mycenaeans - a. warrior people who lived in Greece before the time of the Dark Age
6. Aristotle - b. Persian leader who invaded Greece in 480 B.C. but was defeated by the Greek army and navy

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