Geography/Early History
What was the main crops and what animals were mainly herded in Greece?
olives/Grapes
Sheep/Goats
Name the four governments that were used in Ancient Greece
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
What rights did Sparta women have that Athenian women did not?
Could own land and be trained for war but did not fight with the men.
The Greco-Persian Wars were important because it prevented the destruction of Greek culture.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
The Acropolis is a sacred temple in Athens dedicated to Athena and was built after the Persian wars by Pericles.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE its called the Parthenon on the Acropolis
Greece was located on several Peninsulas. Define a peninsula:
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
In a monarchy who helped the king rule and eventually overthrow the kings?
Aristrocrats
What was a city state?
an early city that was like a small, independent
country with its own laws and government
The MAIN reason athletic competitions and drama festivals featuring myths or epic plays were held in ancient Greece was to _______ _______ __________.
honor the gods
Describe one reasons Alexander was considered great?
-He built the largest empire in the ancient world in Africa in Egypt, Asia to India and Europe with cities
based on Greek architecture
- He was fair to the people he conquered and
used/allowed their customs
- He spread Greek culture and ideas
Name the 2 of the 4 seas that surrounded Greece:
Ionian
Aegean
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Aristocrats became the small group who ruled in this type of government and passed unfair laws upsetting the poor.
Oligarchy
Athen's economy was based on________ while Sparta's was based on ______________.
trade
farming/conquering
________ were built in places of beauty, where athletic competition could be held, and was considered the birthplace of that god.
Sanctuaries
Philip II of Macedonia after this Peloponnesus war won control of ancient Greece. What two city states started this war?
Athens and Sparta
Why were the seas important to the Greeks?
travel and trade due to the isolating mountains
In a tyranny government one person ruled because they were the strongest ______________leaders. They tended to be harsh rulers but sometimes were popular since they promised more rights to the poor.
military
What was an assembly?
Male citizens debated laws and voted on them
What is a Greek warship with rowers called?
A trireme
Which Greek taught Alexander the Great making him appreciate and spread Greek culture.
Aristotle
Most Greek settlements were located on the coasts due to the mountains, seas and mild climate. Name the two early ancient groups that began in this area that had a writing system and indoor plumbing.
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Athenians created this government a ___________ where all people helped to make laws and decisions for the country as long as they were citizens. It is what our representative government is based on in the US. Who could be citizens in ancient Greece?
democracy
only males who owned land and their parents were citizens
The Greeks settled on the three continents of ______, _____________ and ____________ and set up colonies that eventually will become city states since they did not produce _________ _________.
Africa, Asia and Europe
Enough food
The battle of Salamis was a ________ battle between the Greeks and Persians. The Greeks used their knowledge of the ______________ to trap the Persian ships and destroy them.
naval
geography
Describe one reason Alexander was not considered great?
-He neglected the empire he ruled to fight wars to conquer more land
-Failed to provide an heir and refused to designate a successor
- ignored his health which led to his early death- conquered and killed thousands of people
-burned down cities; killed many inhabitants