Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
Who benefited the most from Oligarchies that governed many ancient Greek city-states?
What is... the wealthy
Did the citizens have a stronger or weaker role in Sparta?
What war did the rivalry between Athens and Sparta lead to?
Who was most responsible for uniting ancient greece?
King Phillip
What athletic competition is held every 4 years and originated in ancient greece?
The olympics?
Describe the type of democracy the Athenians had and the roles of the women.
What is.... a direct democracy and women could not vote or hold office in Athens.
Of all the ancient Greek women, who had the most freedom?
What is... spartan women
Where did most of the ancient gods believed to live?
What is, Mount Olympus
Who were the 3 philosophers of Ancient Greece. (in order of the 1st-last)
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Who were the olympics in honor of?
Zeus
Why did direct democracy work in ancient Athens?
the city-state's population of citizens was small
What were the roles of Spartan ephors?
What is.. took care of day to day operation of the government and made sure that the kings and the council ruled within the law.
What is lyric poetry?
What does it focus on?
Poems that were sung by performers while playing a stringed instrument known as a lyre
focused on human emotion
What were some effects of Alexander the Great's conquests?
Greek culture was spread far beyond greece
alexandria became an important city for scholarly pursuits
What did Socrates believe?
believe in questioning things such as the idea of gods.
What was a result of the independent spirit of the early Greeks?
a- heavy trade between city-states
b- increased efforts to establish Greek colonies overseas
c- frequent wars between city-states
c- frequent wars between city-states
How was life in Sparta different from life in Athens? Choose 2 correct
a- athens relied on conquest and slavery to obtain food, while sparta relied on trade
b- spartans fear change, while Athenians valued new ideas
c- spartan boys were taught to obey orders, while Athenian boys received well-rounded education
What is b and c
Which groups resented Athen's growing power after the Second Persian War?
Sparta
Members of the Peloponnesian league
members of the delian league
who were the stoics?
believed that people needed to live through harmony with people and nature
They tried to mate their emotion through self-emotion
What are three names of greek gods?
jesus
hermes
Poseidon
hades
what are two causes of the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta and its allies fear athens' power
athens placed a ban on trade with Magara
What do Plato believe that political leaders should be like?
wise
Why was the parthenon considered the finest example of ancient greek architecture?