Geography
The geography of Ancient Greece consists of
Islands, peninsula, and mountains
Another name for city-state is
Polis
The Greek poet who was famous for his epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey was
Homer
Spartan society focused on
Military strength
The Athenian government began as an
Aristocracy
Despite being isolated from each other, the Greeks were linked to the world through the
Mediterranean Sea
A walled city which was the center of trade and government in Greece is a
Agora
The great hero of the Trojan War was
Achilles
One of the reasons that Spartans worked so hard to keep their military strong was because of the
State-owned slaves, Helots
The three pillars of Athenian democracy were
The Assembly, Council of 500, and the courts
The mountainous terrain of Greece separated the people allowing for the development of
City-states
The Greek alphabet was based on the
Phoenician alphabet
What is the myth of the Trojan War?
Prince Paris of Troy kidnaps Helen of Greece, starting the war
True or False: Spartan women could own property
True
Athenians invented this kind of political system
Democracy
Greece's geography helped its people become great
Sailors and traders
The first Greek civilization was
Minoeans
Homer's two famous stories are
The Iliad and The Odyssey
When did Spartan boys begin training?
7 years old
The practice of voting once a year to determine if anyone was becoming too powerful was called
Ostracism
What is important about Greece's location in the world?
It is near every major civilization:
-China
-Mesopotamia
-Egypt
-India
Similarities between Poleis were
Language, religion, mythology, olympics
The truth of the Trojan War was
Troy and Greece fought over trade routes in the Dardanelles Straits
How did mothers feel when their sons returned from war?
They hung their heads in shame.
Athenians valued this in their society
Glorification of the individual