Geography
Where is Ancient Greece located?
Was Ancient Greece polytheistic or monotheistic
Polytheistic
What were the three genres of theatre they created?
Comedy, dramas, and tragedy
Who is in charge?
The assembly and the council
What is their economy based on?
Trade, fishing, farming
How are people organized into groups?
What type of landform was Ancient Greece
Peninsula
Where did they worship their gods?
In temples
What were some of the most famous pieces written?
Plato’s The Republic, Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, and Aesop’s fables.
Citizens elected them
How do they increase their wealth?
Trade and warfare with many other civilizations
What landforms surrounded Ancient Greece?
Mountains, oceans, seas
How did they worship their gods?
Ceremonies, festivals, shrines, offerings
What were the three columns they invented?
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
What was the main ruling system?
Democracy
Were people allowed to interact with other groups and civilizations?
Yes, thanks to Alexander the Great
Why did they use the seas for trade, food, and travel?
The mountains made it difficult
Myths
What were some math and political related advancements
Democracy, Pythagorean Theorem, and geometry
How did people become citizens
Mostly males, free, born in that polis, land owners most of the time, and depending on the city-state, 18-21 years old.
What invention was adopted by most city-states to simplify trade?
The Coin
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the mountains.
Advantage: 1. Good natural barrier
Disadvantage: 1. Isolated city-states making the people not loyal to the country, but to their city-state
2. They made trade and travel difficult
What were some rules and beliefs they followed?
Most meat sacrificed to the gods, gods controlled all life. Don’t mess with sacred animals. Myths explained natural events and their history.
How did these ideas and inventions impact us today?
The columns are still used in construction today. We still use the Pythagorean Theorem and geometry. We got our alphabet from the Greek’s Alphabet. But most importantly, our government system is based off of Greek’s Democracy.
What was the ruling system of Sparta, in detail?
Oligarchy and Dual-Monarchy. The Council of Elders was made up of 28 men over 60 years old that came from a noble and wealthy family. There were also 2 Kings.
How did the coin help trade?
It provided a base value for items, making it easier to determine fair prices.
Name how many Social Classes and provide details on them.
4 Classes:
1st: Wealthy land owners, government officials
2nd class: Artisans, merchants, soldiers
3rd class: Servants, farmers, fishermen
4th class: Slaves