Geography
What continent is Greece on?
Europe
What is Polytheism?
Belief in many gods / goddesses.
What is a philosopher?
Someone who uses reason to understand the world.
Someone who thinks about how to understand the difference between right and wrong.
What city-state was Athens greatest rival?
Sparta
What is economy?
How people gather and exchanged goods and resources.
What two major land forms make up the country of Greece?
Islands and Peninsula
Where did all the gods and goddesses live?
Mt. Olympia
What government style started in Greece and is now the most widely used form of government?
Democracy
What were the four main types of government found in the Greek City-States?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Monarchy
True or False. Greece had one main government and economy that ruled over all the City-States.
False - each city state had its own form of government and economy structure.
Why was id difficult to farm in Greece?
Lack of fresh water and rocky land.
What was the primary god of the City-State of Athans?
Athena
A type of serious drama (play) first created by the Greeks.
Tragedy
Who was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
What was the main form of transportation for the Greeks to trade?
Boats!
Because farming was difficult, what two activities did Greeks become very skilled in?
Trade and Fishing
What event was created to honor Zeus - the primary God?
The Olympics
Pericles was a Greek philosopher who first introduced the idea of tributes to the government. Tributes are similar to _____ in our modern society.
Taxes
What is the Hellenistic Period?
The time after Alexander the Great
What was the main form of economy in Sparta?
Force - they would forcefully take supplies and slaved they needed from other areas.
Why did Greece have to create city-states?
The mountains made it difficult to travel and communicate.
Why did the Greek people build large temples for the Gods?
They were built as a place for the Gods to reside / a place for humans to communicate with the Gods.
What was the main subject (figure) within Greek art?
Humans
He conquered other lands and forced them to be under his rule.
What trait was most valued in Sparta? Athens? (Two answers)
Athens - Education
Sparta - Military / Strength