Geography of Greece
Beliefs and Customs
Sparta and Athens
100

A body of land that has water on three sides.

What is a peninsula?

100

The ruler of the gods.

Who was Zeus?

100

Slaves that worked mostly on farms and had to give the Spartans half their crops.

What are helots?

200

A narrow strip of land.

What is an isthmus?

200

The highest mountain in Greece where the Greeks believed the gods and goddesses lived.

What is Mount Olympus?

200

Military houses used to house soldiers.

What is a barrack?

300

A peninsula forming the southern part of Greece.

What is a Peloponnesus?

300

Games held every four years as part of a major festival to honor Zeus.

What are the Olympics?

300

A plain in ancient Greece, northeast of Athens.

What is a Marathon?

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