Vocabulary
Olympics
Mythology
Geography
Athens/Sparta
100
In what form of government do people vote to make decisions?
What is democracy
100
How often were the Olympic games held?
Every 4 years
100
Traditional stories to explain things they did not understand
Myths
100
Highest Mountain in Greece
Mt. Olympus
100
Which city-state would probably be better prepared for a land war? Why?
Sparta/ had an army
200
What kind of government is headed by one ruler?
What is Monarchy
200
The Olympic games were first held in...
Olympia
200
Poems about great heroes and their deeds
epics
200
Greece is surrounded by what two seas
Aegean & Ionian Sea
200
List three things Athens exported
Silver, wine, Olive Oil, pottery
300
A government run by a small group of people
What is Oligarchy
300
The equestrian events took place in a large area called the...
Hippodrome
300
A blind poet who wrote the two greatest epics in Western Literature, the Iliad & The Odyssey
Homer
300
A city, the surrounding land and villages and temples of the local god, stood on top of the...
Polis
300
The most important religious site in Athens or ( which city state put a great emphasis on wisdom?)
Parthenon
400
Place where Ancient Greeks meet and conduct business
Agora
400
Olympic tracks were what shape and how long?
Rectangle/640ft
400
Name three Greek philosophers discussed in Chapter 8
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
400
Descibe the terrain ( 3 things)
1. Rocky, rugged terrain 2. Poor soil, only 30% can support crops 3. No extensive resources 4. low laying rugged mountains
400
What did Sparta discourage?
All trade with foreigners
500
The name of the large hill around which Greek city states were built.
Acropolis
500
This was a combination of boxing and wrestling
Pankration
500
The study of wisdom and ideas "The love of wisdom"
What is Philosophy
500
Four ways life is impacted from Greece
Art, philosophy, science, math, literature, politics
500
Which city-state do you think had more ships building? Why?
Athens/had a navy
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