Geography and farming
Where did the Ancient Greeks find traveling difficult?
The Mountains
Most kings in ancient Greece inherited power from who?
They inherited it from a relative.
The Persian Wars prevented Persia from conquering
Greece
Greek city-states stopped fighting every four years so athletes could compete in the
Olympics
Ancient Greeks first introduced the idea that Earth moves around the
What did Greek farmers build into the hillsides?
steps
n a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
military force
To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the Greeks made use of
a narrow valley.
The Parthenon was built to honor
Athena
The word alphabet comes from where?
The first two letters of the Greek Alphabet
The sea was important because the Greeks relied on it for what?
travel and trade
What word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?
oligarch
Sparta is known for giving military training to
men and women
The Greeks believed their gods lived on
Mount Olympus
Herodotus is called the “father of history” because he wrote about the
He wrote about the past
Why did Greek Communities sometimes fight each other?
They each wanted more land.
A small group holding power is called what?
Oligarch
Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian wars?
Their city had been destroyed
Alexander showed Aristotle’s influence through his love of
Greek culture
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
People should rule themselves
Athens’s location close to the __________________ helped its economy.
ocean
Men joined Athens’s Council of 500 by being chosen in a
He was chosen in a drawing.
At the Battle of Marathon, the Greeks defeated Persia using a better
better strategy
Alexander is called “Great” because he conquered a
huge land area
What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?
His generals fought for control