Geography
The geography of Greece.
What is mountainous?
A form of government in which a few wealthy men rule.
What is an oligarchy?
This place valued the ability of each citizen to make decisions.
What is Athens?
The central marketplace of an Athenian city
What was the agora?
Homes were small and uncomfortable, while public spaces and buildings were large and beautiful.
Why was Athens called the city of contrast?.
Sometimes Greeks asked them for advice or help.
In what ways did Greek gods and goddesses play an important part in the lives of the Athenians?
Alexander blending Greek culture with other cultures.
How did Alexander the Great extended the legacy of Greek culture?
A landmass that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
Who developed laws in a monarchy?
King
The Athenian marketplace, where men had political discussions.
What is the Agora?
Unlike modern American democracy, Athenian government only gave voting rights to which group of people.
What are male citizens?
Actors were only men, they performed them in outdoor theaters and they wore masks.
What were three ways in which Greek theater was different from plays/movies of today?
Mount Olympus
Where did the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
Aristotle
Which Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great to love philosophy and Greek culture?
It allowed the Greeks to establish colonies and trade with others.
What is the sea?
Only free men could vote and speak in the Assembly in this type of government and in this City-State.
What describes democracy in Athens?
Ancient Greek city-state was famous for its military way of life.
What was Sparta?
How did Spartans get enough land for farming?
Conquering neighboring city-states.
They honored the gods and goddesses.
What was the purpose athletic events in Greece?
Supernatural stories told to explain natural phenomenon, moral ideas or mysteries of the past.
What is a myth?
Alexander focused their attention on a common enemy.
How did Alexander help the Greek city-states unite?
Cities and surrounding land that acted like their own country.
What were city-states?
How does a tyrant get power?
Seizes it
The age that Spartan boys began training in barracks.
What is 7?
In ancient Greek settlements, governments tended to develop in a predictable order. This is the first.
What is a monarchy?
It was the temple that honors Athena.
What was the Parthenon?
The Titans
Who were the children of Gaea and Uranus?
He encouraged people to believe he was a god.
What is one way Alexander used religion to control his empire?
Continent where the city-states of Athens and Sparta are located.
What is Europe?
The power to make political decisions is in the hands of one person, usually a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
Type of currency used by Sparta.
What is iron bars?
To question ones own beliefs.
What did Socrates encourage his fellow citizens to do?
Socrates was convicted of not honoring the Gods and sentenced to death.
Why did Socrates die?
Cronos was afraid they would overthrow him, like he did to his father.
Why did Cronos swallow his children?
Alexander began wearing Persian style clothing.
What Persian custom did Alexander adopt after conquering Persia?