Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, making it this type of geographical feature.
What is a peninsula?
100
This city was the birthplace of Greek democracy.
What is Athens?
100
These mythological figures were immortal, had supernatural powers, and human emotions.
What are the gods?
100
This was the center of Greek life, culture, and government, which all Greeks were loyal to instead of Greece itself.
What is the polis?
200
These two geographical features led Greek cities to become very independent from each other and rivals with each other.
What are mountains and islands?
200
This was the type of government practiced in Sparta.
What is military oligarchy or military dictatorship?
200
These mythological figures often had supernatural powers and they represented the best of humanity. Their job was to protect humanity and defeat dangerous enemies. The most famous of these figures included Achilles, Hercules, and Oddyseus.
What are heroes?
200
This area of the city was usually constructed on the top of the hill and included housing for the soldiers and major temples.
What is the acropolis?
300
The Mediterranean area around Greece had this type of climate.
What is warm and stormy?
300
This form of democracy means all citizens get to vote on all important decisions.
What is direct democracy?
300
These mythological figures were usually portrayed with animal and human qualities, including the Minotaur, Chimera, and Hydra.
What are monsters?
300
This area of the city was below the hill and included a marketplace and housing for most citizens of the city.
What is the agora?
400
The Greek summers and winters could be described this way.
What is warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters?
400
The Athenian military may have led to democracy because this group of soldiers helped to break the link between the rich and the military, giving power to a lower class of citizens.
Who were the hoplites?
400
This was the main purpose of Greek myths.
What is an explanation of natural or ancient events?
400
This Greek city controlled trade in the Mediterranean Sea with their strong navy.
What is Athens?
500
This was another Greek city-state besides the two dominant ones.
Possible Answers:
What is Corinth?
What is Olympia?
What is Delphi?
What is Mycenae?
500
This practice was designed to keep one person from getting too much power in democratic Athens. They would be sent away from the city, usually for 10 years.
What is ostracism?
500
The battle between heroes and monsters represented this major theme.
Possible answers:
What is the struggle between order and chaos?
What is the struggle between nature and civilization?
What is the mysterious nature of women?
What is the fear of the unknown?
500
This Greek city controlled the land in the southern part of Greece with their superior army.