Geography
True or False:
Greece had many resources and different types of crops.
FALSE: They had limited resources!
Which city-state had a government most like the US?
Athens (democracy)
Athens is considered to be the birthplace of which form of government....?
democracy
T/F: Spartans followed a monotheistic religion.
Describe two major achievements/ lasting legacies the Greeks made in sports.
Created world's first marathon and Olympics
Greece is bordered by ________which isolated the city-states from each other.
mountains
A similarity between US democracy and Athenian democracy was...
BE SPECIFIC:)
based on the concept of all people should have a say in the government
have three branches of government
allowed for citizens to vote on matters
18 year olds can vote
T/F: Athenian women had as many rights as Spartan women.
FALSE! Spartan women had more rights
True or False? In Sparta, although education was valued, more focus was put on strength and military training.
TRUE
Describe two major achievements/ lasting legacies the Greeks made in mathematics.
Geometry and Pythagorean Theory
Since Greece was located close to seas, its people relied on _______ to obtain resources it could not provide its people.
trade
A difference between US democracy and Athenian democracy was...
BE SPECIFIC:)
ALL citizens had a direct say in the government; the US elects representatives to make decisions for them
In Athens, only 20% of the population could vote, it is much higher in the US
Athenians enjoyed gathering at the _________ to shop and debate issues.
agora
Sparta invaded __________ in the Peloponnesian War after Athens misused funds from the Delian League.
Athens
Describe one major achievements the Greeks made in astronomy/ mapping
Earth moves around the sun
Created first maps
Advances in latitude and longitude
The country to the north of Greece that ultimately conquered Greece by their leader Alexander was...
Macedonia
What type of government is hereditary in which positions are selected based on family members- typically the eldest male is next in line
monarchy
True or False? Athenians enjoyed going to the theater and watching different plays.
TRUE!
True or False: Sparta followed a tyranny form of government.
FALSE! Sparta followed an oligarchy
Who defeated Greece, and why were they able to do so?
The mountain range located in the northeastern section of Greece in which supposedly the Greek gods lived was....
Mount Olympus
What type of leader has UNLIMITED power?
tyrant
True or False: The first marathon was held in Greece!
TRUE!
True or False: Athens and Sparta's economy was based mostly on trade.
FALSE!
Athens' economy was based on trade.
Sparta's economy was based on farming and conquering.
After Alexander died, what factor led to the fall of Greece?
Poor leadership