Geography
Located in Southeastern Europe
Greece
What does "AGORA" mean?
(marketplace) which served as a main public meeting place where Greeks discussed ideas about government and philosophy
Only a small portion of the population in each city-state qualified for citizenship?
True or False
True
who is the Head God?
Zeus
who wrote Elements of Geometry which organized all the information about geometry?
Euclid
what percent is Greece covered by Mountains ?
75%
700s - 336 BCE
During this time period, Greece was made up of over how many city-states?
1000
Between 1/4 and 1/3 of the population of each city-state was made up of slaves.
True or False?
True
who was the messenger of the gods and guide to the underworld?
Hermes
Hellenistic culture was a mixture of?
Greek, Middle Eastern, and Asian culture
The climate of Greece generally features?
hot summers and mild winters
what does "Democracy " mean?
government where power lay in the hands of all citizens
What is the name of the highest mountain on the Greek mainland?
Mt. Olympus.
Who is Coach Byrum favor Greek God?
Poseidon
The Largest City-State?
Athena
Ionian, Aegean, Mediterranean
what does "Oligarchy" mean?
a few wealthy people held power
The Greeks believed the gods communicated through an?
ORACLE, a priest or priestess that the gods spoke through
Who was the goddess of love?
Aphrodite
soldier was called what? during _ war?
two part answer.
Hoplite, PELOPONNESIAN
A CITY-STATE IS AN?
INDEPENDENT CITY WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM
What does "POLYTHEISTIC" mean?
Means they worshipped multiple gods and goddesses
A city-state was also called a?
POLIS
who was queen of the underworld?
Persephone
The PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE was an?
Anti-Athens alliance led by Sparta that included Thebes, Corinth, and Megara