Social Studies Cornerstone Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions
1. polis correct answer: made up of a city and surrounding county county side. ran like an
independent country
2. oligarchy correct answer: a small group of people having control over a country
3. democratic correct answer: relating or supporting democracy
4. constitution correct answer: a body of fundimental principals
5. prophecy correct answer: a prediction
6. acropolis correct answer: a city or fortified part of greece, normally built on a hill
7. Minotaur correct answer: monster, half man half beast, is in a labrynth. Killed by Theseus
8. Hoplite correct answer: heavily armed foot soldier in greece
9. philosophers correct answer: person learning philosophy
10. agora correct answer: public open space for a market or assemblies
11. comedies correct answer: prottessional eneterntainment to make people laugh
12. sophists correct answer: prottessionl teacher of philosophy
13. tradegdies correct answer: event with suttering, destruction,destress
14. penninsula correct answer: land surrounded by water
15. epic correct answer: a long poem
16. The Republic correct answer: where supreme power is held by the people and
representitives rather than a monarchy
17. oedipus rex correct answer: drama where oedipus killed his m=father an dmarried his
mother
18. zoroastronism correct answer: mono islamic religion
19. immortals correct answer: best soldiers for greece
20. Golden age correct answer: when art, skill, and activity is at its peak
21. Parthennon correct answer: temple in athens
22. Hades correct answer: God of the underworld
23. Poseidon correct answer: god of sea, water. trident
24. Athena correct answer: goddess of wisdom, arts, ware fare
25. Aphrodite correct answer: goddess of love and beauty, swans and doves
1/
5
, 26. Zeus correct answer: god of the heavens. father to most
27. Cleisthenes correct answer: Athenian statesman
28. Sophocles correct answer: greek playwrite
29. Herodotus correct answer: greek historian
30. Xerxes correct answer: King of Persia. defeated the greeks at thermopyle
31. Darius correct answer: Darius the great. invaded greece but was defeated at marathon
32. Dorians correct answer: colonized Sicily and italy. spoke doric dialect
2/
5
Complete Solutions
1. polis correct answer: made up of a city and surrounding county county side. ran like an
independent country
2. oligarchy correct answer: a small group of people having control over a country
3. democratic correct answer: relating or supporting democracy
4. constitution correct answer: a body of fundimental principals
5. prophecy correct answer: a prediction
6. acropolis correct answer: a city or fortified part of greece, normally built on a hill
7. Minotaur correct answer: monster, half man half beast, is in a labrynth. Killed by Theseus
8. Hoplite correct answer: heavily armed foot soldier in greece
9. philosophers correct answer: person learning philosophy
10. agora correct answer: public open space for a market or assemblies
11. comedies correct answer: prottessional eneterntainment to make people laugh
12. sophists correct answer: prottessionl teacher of philosophy
13. tradegdies correct answer: event with suttering, destruction,destress
14. penninsula correct answer: land surrounded by water
15. epic correct answer: a long poem
16. The Republic correct answer: where supreme power is held by the people and
representitives rather than a monarchy
17. oedipus rex correct answer: drama where oedipus killed his m=father an dmarried his
mother
18. zoroastronism correct answer: mono islamic religion
19. immortals correct answer: best soldiers for greece
20. Golden age correct answer: when art, skill, and activity is at its peak
21. Parthennon correct answer: temple in athens
22. Hades correct answer: God of the underworld
23. Poseidon correct answer: god of sea, water. trident
24. Athena correct answer: goddess of wisdom, arts, ware fare
25. Aphrodite correct answer: goddess of love and beauty, swans and doves
1/
5
, 26. Zeus correct answer: god of the heavens. father to most
27. Cleisthenes correct answer: Athenian statesman
28. Sophocles correct answer: greek playwrite
29. Herodotus correct answer: greek historian
30. Xerxes correct answer: King of Persia. defeated the greeks at thermopyle
31. Darius correct answer: Darius the great. invaded greece but was defeated at marathon
32. Dorians correct answer: colonized Sicily and italy. spoke doric dialect
2/
5
