Geography
Describe the climate of Greece.
between 50 and 80 degrees
hot/dry summers
mild/rainy winters
Describe ancient Greece religion in detail including what the Greeks believed about their gods and goddesses.
polytheistic- they believed that gods had great powers with human qualities
Agora
Sparta: Mix between oligarchy, democracy, monarchy
Athens: democracy
The place where Spartan boys lived and trained beginning at age 7
barracks
Describe the landscape of Greece and tell how this impacted farming.
Greece was located across several islands and mountains covered 70-80 percent. They didn't have a main river source like other civilizations. They had to grow things that grew well in rocky soil.
Name at least 3 different gods or goddesses from ancient Greece and tell what they were known for.
answers will vary
What is the name of the fortified hilltop that overlooked the Greek city-state and had temples and palaces built there?
Acropolis
What was Athens known for? What was Sparta known for?
Athens: Democracy/being a good citizen
Sparta: Military
A story that the Greeks told about life in Greece
myth
What kinds of crops did the Greeks grow?
olives
grains
grapes
What is the difference between an epic poem and a fable? Give an example of each.
epic poem- long poems that tell a story
fable- short stories that usually involve an animal that tells a moral story
Ex: Illiad/Odyssey and The hare and the turtle
Why was it important for the Spartans to become the strongest military power between the Greek city-states?
Fear of the helots rebelling against them
Land with water on three sides
peninsula
How did mountains act as barriers for the city-states of Greece?
Made travel difficult, having one centralized government was difficult
What is meant by "gods and goddesses have divine qualities"
They have powers and also human-like emotions
Who is considered a citizen in ancient Greece? Who is not?
Free men
Women, slaves and foreigners were not citizens
How were the women and children’s daily lives different in Athens than in Sparta?
Spartan women had more rights, could own land and were trained to be emotionally and mentally strong.
Athenian mothers kept up the household chores, raised the children, had fewer rights
The name of a Greek city-state
polis
Describe how the landscape of Greece differs from Mesopotamia (land between the Tigris and Euphrates river) and Egypt?
There wasn't one main river source and the land was very hilly/lots of mountains
Why were the Olympics originally invented?
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy? Which one of these do we have in the United States?
Direct: each person votes to pass laws
Representative: elect people to represent the majority
U.S. has a representative democracy
Describe the role that Sparta played in the Persian War when they began to attack Athens.
The Spartans joined forces with Athens because they did not want the Persian army to build their empire. Sparta fought battles on land and Athens fought with their Navy.
isthmus