Geography
This body of water is critical to the success of Ancient Greece.
The Mediterranean Sea
_____________ was a very important part of the culture in Ancient Greek city-states, giving a voice to specific citizens and empowering them to have a role in their government.
voting
This government is controlled by someone born into power, often considered royalty.
Monarchy
The gods who created the world.
Primordials
What is an heir?
The next in line for the throne in a monarchy.
Greece was difficult to farm because the land had a very _____________________ landscape.
Mountainous
The Greek pantheon of Gods shows the Greeks practiced a _______________ religion, meaning they believed in multiple gods.
polytheistic
This government is controlled by a council, often of the wealthiest, most powerful citizens of the community.
Oligarchy
The gods who reside on Mount Olympus.
Olympians
A map showing the natural landscape only.
Physical map
Greece is a series of islands and a mainland ____________ covered on three sides with different bodies of water.
Peninsula
Who could vote in most Ancient Greek societies?
Male, landowners.
This government type allows one person to have absolute power, often taken by force and shared with no one else in the government.
Tyranny
The elder gods who reign supreme in the pantheon.
Titans
What is a political map?
A map that shows man-made, created civilizations such as cities, capitals, and major highways.
Due to the geography of Ancient Greece, the settlers became shipbuilders, including their warship known as a _________________.
Trireme
An ________________ designs buildings and helps in engineering new buildings and structures in the civilization.
architect
This government allowed citizens to vote for themselves, WITHOUT the use of representatives to cast their vote for them.
DIRECT Democracy
The reigning god of the pantheon.
Zeus!
What is the difference between an invention and an innovation?
An invention is the first time an idea, object, or process was created and innovation is an improvement on an already-existing invention.
The Greeks traveled throughout the Ancient World, ______________ many of the histories of cultures they came in contact with, ultimately preserving them for us to study today.
writing down
recorded
A(n) ___________________ is designed to protect or fortify the important buildings and leaders of a city-state in Ancient Greece.
Acropolis
This government type has a tendency to breed tyrannies.
Oligarchy
What is a pantheon?
A social hierarchy of gods.
What is the difference between a push and pull factor?
Push factors push immigrants out of their native countries such as war or famine and pull factors draw in citizens such as hope, employment, and freedom.