Geography
What is a landform that is mostly surrounded by water?
Peninsula
"Rule by the People"
Democracy
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy but was a mixture of other types as well
What is a Greek city-state?
Polis
What mountain range is located in Greece?
Pindus Mountains
Ruled by a King
Monarchy
What was the focus of the city-state of Athens?
Education and Arts
What was the focus of the city-state of Sparta?
Military
What is the art and practice of government?
Politics
What two main crops were farmed in Greece?
Grapes & Olives
Political power is held by small group of people
Oligarchy
Who went to school in Athens and why?
Boys. To promote/learn about democracy and become well-rounded citizens.
Who headed the council of elders in Sparta?
Two kings
What is a Greek military formation with heavily armed foot soldiers?
Phalanx
What three large bodies of water surround Greece?
Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
Government run by a strong ruler
Tyranny
Name the three parts of Athens government.
Assembly, Council, and Courts
How did Sparta get the natural resources that they lacked?
Through conquest
A Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
Helot
What three terms did Mr. Corwin use to describe the geography of Greece?
Isolated
Trade
Sailing Experts
Hereditary class of rulers
Aristocracy
Name two of the three influential leaders in Athens that helped pave the way for democracy. (Spelling does not count)
Solon, Cleisthenes, and Pericles
Who had the power to remove the king in Sparta?
Five ephors
What was the conflict between Sparta and Athens called?
Peloponnesian War