Greek Geography & Economics
What did the ancient Greeks have to create in other lands and territories due to the lack of farmland on mainland Greece?
a.They ended up creating countries.
b.They needed to create colonies in order to have food to send back to their parent-cities.
c. They did not need to create anything in other lands, they had enough farmland.
d. They needed to create governors ruling new areas.
They needed to create colonies in order to have food to send back to their parent-cities.
A government made up of a few wealthy people whose main focus is gaining wealth
Oligarchy
A government led by a king or queen (Hint: Power is Inherited)
Monarchy
What was one of the overall impact that came out of the interactions between the Greek city-states during the Persian Wars?
They came together as allies and would go to form new leagues to work together
They stayed apart and never united
Sparta ended up crumbling and never recovered as a military power
The city-states lost, and became a part of the Persian Empire
They came together as allies and would go to form new leagues to work together
Both Phillip and Alexander believed that by uniting Greece with Macedonia, they would be able to take over and control what empire?
Persian
Babylonian
Egyptian
Gupta
Persian
How did Greece’s physical geography influence the economic choices they made as a region?
They had flat lands that allowed them to trade easily with one another.
The land is a peninsula that is covered in mountains, so trade was primarily done through sea travel (to both other Greek city-states and outside civilizations).
There was the Nile River that allowed them to easily travel to other areas like Egypt to trade.
All of the above.
The land is a peninsula that is covered in mountains, so trade was primarily done through sea travel (to both other Greek city-states and outside civilizations).
What was NOT one responsibility of an Athenian citizen?
To attend all assembly meetings
To own property
To complete military service
To vote in the assembly
To own property
What type of Government is shared by both Athens and Kentucky?
Democracy
What was the overall impact, or outcome, that occurred because of the interactions and events that happened between Persian messengers and the Greeks they met with?
The Greeks were now controlled by Persia
The Greeks killed the messengers, which led to the Persian War
King Darius accepted that the Greeks did not agree with his rule, and left.
Sparta and Athens began to argue over who should respond to the messengers.
The Greeks killed the messengers, which led to the Persian War
True or False: even after Greece declined as a powerful region, its culture continued to influence regions throughout the world for centuries.
True
False
True
Many in Ancient Greece were farmers. They learned to work with crops and animals that could easily grow on or move around on the hills. Select the TWO from the list below that were things farmers in Ancient Greece worked with.
Olives
Cotton
Sheep
Silk
Olives and Sheep
Which of the following is an example of limitations placed on girls in Athens?
Girls were not allowed to leave the house without a male family member
Girls did not receive a formal education or training of any form and had to work in the house.
Girls' school classes were only about how to take care of a home.
Girls were only trained to become priestesses.
Girls did not receive a formal education or training of any form and had to work in the house.
A government ruled by the common people with the goal of pleasing the majority
Democracy
What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Disagreements about trade
The plague
The helots revolted
Power struggles between the city-states after the Persian War
Power struggles between the city-states after the Persian War
What are the two ways Alexander used religion to inspire loyalty?
he encouraged the idea that he was a god
he made everyone practice the same religion
he honored Persian and Egyptian gods, and treated them equal to Greek gods
he made everyone give up all past religions and only worship him
he encouraged the idea that he was a god
he honored Persian and Egyptian gods, and treated them equal to Greek gods
What did the ancient Greeks have to create in other lands and territories due to the lack of farmland on mainland Greece?
They married into foreign kingdoms to create allies
They sent Greeks to other regions and set up colonies
They ended up going to war and making enemies with everyone
They found the Silk Road to travel on
They sent Greeks to other regions and set up colonies
Which of the following was a right that most enslaved individuals had in Ancient Greece?
They could vote
They could leave their owner if they wanted
They did not have the same rights in all of the city-states
They could own property including land and businesses
They did not have the same rights in all of the city-states
This government is ruled by priests and other religious leaders.
Theocracy
What was a major cause of the Persian War?
The Greeks attacked the Persian city of Sardis.
The Greeks had kidnapped Persian traders.
The Persians assassinated King Leonidas of Sparta.
The Persians under King Darius tried to take mainland Greece.
The Persians under King Darius tried to take mainland Greece.
Which of the following is NOT a part of Alexander's plan to unite his empire?
spread Greek culture
use religion
make everyone speak the same language (Macedonian)
adopt other cultural practices
make everyone speak the same language (Macedonian)
The ancient Greeks learned to make and use ____ after trading with other civilizations who were already using them in trade.
Grapes
Coins
Boats
Chickens
Coins
How were women's roles different in Athens and Sparta?
Women in Athens could own property and Spartan women could not.
Women in Sparta were the heads of the government and Athenian women could only trade.
Women in Sparta received military training and Athenian women did not.
Both Spartan and Athenian women had the same rights.
Women in Sparta received military training and Athenian women did not.
A government is controlled by one person who seized power illegally through force
Dictatorship/Tyranny
What was the goal of the Delian League?
To be a rival of the Peloponnesian League
To defeat the Persian Empire
To provide financial help if Greece was attacked ever again.
To train soldiers to fight against Persia.
To provide financial help if Greece was ever attacked again
How did the kingdoms created by Alexander spread Greek culture?
He built Greek-style cities that provided Greek laws, art, literature, and Greek languages.
He honored the Egyptian and Persian Gods.
He began wearing Persian-style clothes.
He encouraged marriage between Macedonians and Persians.
He built Greek-style cities that provided Greek laws, art, literature, and Greek languages.