Geography and Settlement
What makes much of Greece a peninsula?
water on 3 sides
Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
Monarchy
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
What was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta defeated Athens
Why is Herodotus called "father of history"?
He wrote about the past
How did the mountains affect communication between communities?
Mountains were hard to travel, so communities were isolated
What kinds of laws did oligarchs pass?
laws that favored the rich
Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
both boys and girls received military training
Why is Alexander called "Great"?
He conquered a huge area of land
What a part of the American judicial system that comes from the ancient Greeks?
juries of citizens
Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?
The seas were used for travel and trade
How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
All citizens had ruling power
Why did Athenians start new construction after the Persian Wars?
They city had been destroyed
Why was the city of Alexandria, in Egypt, especially famous?
It's library made it a center for learning.
What architectural influence from ancient Greece is used in a lot of government buildings in the United States?
What is a reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil?
olive trees can be grown in small spaces
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
People should rule themselves
What most most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
buying and selling items at the market
What did Alexander allow in the towns that surrendered to him?
What is one way the modern Olympics are like those of ancient Greece?
Athletes light the flame
What were some imports and exports of Greece?
Imports: Grain and metal
Exports: Olive oil and pottery
What type of leader would have most likely said these words?
"I was in the army when people began to complain about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the people's help, I became a leader.
tyrant
How would a man become a member of Athens's Council of 500?
He was elected to serve on the council
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died.
Generals fought for control of his empire
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who contributed to what part of the study of biology?
He organized living things into groups