Greece's first government. Rule by a single person - King!
monarchy
Requirements to vote in Greece's democracy
free male citizens
How was the government of Athens and Sparta different?
Athens: direct democracy
Sparta: oligarchy
This geographic feature made it difficult for the Greeks to farm enough food to feed their growing population.
mountains
Name on of Greece's famous seas.
Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean
Greece's second government - rule by a small group of wealthy aristocrats
oligarchy
Two groups that could not vote or participate in the Athenian democracy
Women and enslaved people
when you write about what was happening in the world that led to an event/topic
historical circumstances
Since the Greeks could not raise cattle in the mountains, they raised this animal instead.
Sheeps/goats
How did the Greeks use the sea to obtain food?
Fishing, trading
Greece's third government - unlawful rule by a single usually military leader who takes control by force
tyranny
Athens and Sparta
when you write about the type of geography a place had and how the geography impacted what happened there
geographical circumstances
Since the Greeks did not have a lot of fertile land they learned to grow food that would grow in the mountains like....
Figs, grapes, olives
Since they were close to the sea, Greeks perfected this important skill which allowed them to travel and trade.
Shipbuilding
Greece's fourth government - rule by the people
democracy
How Greeks held power and made decisions in their democracy?
voting
This geographic feature made it hard for the Greeks to travel and communicate within their own country.
Since the Greeks could not grow enough to feed their growing population they turned to....
trading
The Greeks were able to learn from other cultures and even start colonies in far away places due to this geographic feature.
Sea
Two general/overall problems the Greeks faced with their first three governments
Rules often abused their power, corruption, did not get to choose their leaders, little voice/say/participation in government
Athens: education/knowledge
Sparta: focus on military defense/strength
Since travel within Greece was difficult, Greece did not have one single government. Instead Greece was divided into individual and independent _____ _____.
city-states
Greece was surrounded by three of this geographic feature.
Seas
I cannot do well on historical and geographical circumstance short response questions unless I....
study!