Government
Greek Life
City-States
Myths & Fables
Other
100
The earliest form of government in Greece was ____?
What are monarchies? (City-states were led by kings / queens)
100
The center of city life in Greece was called this.
What is the agora?
100
This city-state devoted most of its resources to building a strong army.
What is Sparta?
100
Homer's story about the Trojan war is called ______?
What is The Iliad?
100
The goddess who supposedly protected Athens was _____?
Who is Athena?
200
The most common form of government organization in ancient Greece was ________?
What is the city-state?
200
These cover most of Greece, and divide the land into many regions.
What are mountains?
200
In Athens, only this group could be citizens.
What is free adult males?
200
Many Greek fables were written by / credited to ______?
Who is Aesop?
200
Greek gods & goddesses had what kind of qualities?
What is - both human & divine qualities?
300
In which form of government did all citizens get to participate?
What is direct democracy?
300
The ancient Greeks used these as their major transportation routes.
What are the seas?
300
What was the end result of the Persian War?
What is - the Greeks worked together to defeat the Persians.
300
The Olympics were named for _______?
What is Mt. Olympus (the mountain home of the gods)?
300
Who did Athens and Sparta fight in the Persian War?
What is the Persian Empire?
400
This leader made political reforms in Athens by putting people into classes based on wealth, not birth.
Who is Solon?
400
Greeks primarily celebrated holy days with ________?
What is sacrifices to the gods & ceremonies?
400
The lowest group in Spartan society was made up of ______?
Who are helots? (slaves)
400
The main characters of Greek myths were most often _____?
What are gods and goddesses?
400
How did tyrants usually get their power?
What is - they would get the common people to support them?
500
What did Cleisthenes use to divide the city of Athens into groups of citizens?
What is their place of residence (where they lived)? *not birth, or wealth, etc.
500
The Greeks adopted their alphabet from ____________.
Who are the Phoenicians?
500
What type of political system did city-states use?
What is - each city-state was different / used its own system.
500
What was the purpose of fables?
What is - to teach a moral lesson?
500
The original (first) purpose of the acropolis was _____?
What is - to protect the city / military purpose?
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