Greece
What was ancient Greece made up of?
City-States
What were the Athens known for?
Being the thinkers of Greece
What are Spartans known for?
Military
What kinds of buildings did they have similar to the Nile civilization?
Pyramids
What is an acropolis?
Temple at the highest part of their city state
What Kind of government did they have?
Democracy (known as the birthplace of democracy)
What kind of government do they have?
Monarchy (A king)
What did their cities have?
Cities featured palaces, open plazas, terraces, and courts where a sacred ball game was played.
The Greeks had the panhellenic games. What did the Mayans have?
They had a sacred ball game that helped solve rivalries.
What are the three things that they have in their city states?
1. Marketplace
2. Temple
3. Social center
What was their social space eventually called after philosophers used it to spread their ideas?
School
Why did they fight with Athens?
To be superior in the Greek Civilizations
Mayans created the first ______________.
The greeks had schools or social spaces where they shared intellect. What did the Mayans have?
Observatories
What are the three city-states that make up Ancient Greece?
1. Athens
2. Sparta
3. Corinth
Who had rights in Athens? Who didn't?
Had: Men who had spare time
Hadn't: Women, enslaved people, and noncitizens
How did Sparta and Athens come together?
Panhellenic games
What kind of environment did the Mayans start with?
And inhospitable Environment
The Greek thinkers helped develop major subjects that we know today such as law, art, and philosophy. What did the Mayans develop?
Math and Science
What was more important, being Greek or being Athenian or Spartan?
People would represent their city-states more than being Greek
Who are the three famous Athenian Philosophers?
1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
No. They were a monarchy and men were valued more than women.
How did they Mayans create an environment where they could settle?
1. Engineering systems for water production
2. Irrigation systems to create fertile soil
In what continent were each of these civilizations?
1. Greek- Europe
2. Maya- Americas