Geography
Greece had many of these, making it hard to farm...
Mountains
This type of government is the oldest in Ancient Greece and has one ruler with all of the power.
Monarchy
Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers.
Soldiers/Warriors
Why did Greeks stop fighting for a brief time every four years?
To allow athletes to go to the Olympics
Where did the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
Mount Olympus
Because of the rocky land, the people of Greece had to adapt and mainly traveled by....
travelling on a ship through the water.
The type of government in which a small group of wealthy people are in charge...
Oligarchy
How did geographic location help Athens develop an economy based on trade?
It was located near the sea.
Why is Herodotus called the "father of history"?
He wrote about the past
The hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built....
Acropolis
Rather than raising typical crops and animals, Ancient Greeks adapted and raised....
Goats, Sheep, Olive Trees, Fruit Trees
What are the two types of Democracy?
Representative and Direct
The chief role of women in Athens was....
Managing the home.
The word philosophy means
"love of wisdom"
What was the Acropolis' most famous building?
Parthenon
This was a way for Ancient Greece to solve the problem of overpopulation...
Colonizing islands around the seas.
Athens had this form of Government __________ and Sparta had this form of Government __________.
Direct Democracy, Oligarchy
Why did Spartans use iron bars as their form of money?
The Hippocratic oath is named after this famous Greek scientist.
Hippocrates
How many islands make up Greece?
2,000!
The name of the large peninsula making up a large portion of Greece....
Peloponnesus
This group of people advised monarchs, but eventually decided they wanted the power for themselves.
Aristocrats
Spartan girls were given military training because...
Spartans highly valued discipline and strength.
What are some Greek architectural features can be seen in buildings today?
columns, friezes, pediments
This body of water connected Greece to the outside world...
Mediterranean Sea