Ancient Greece Geography
What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water.
Where was Persian Empire located?
Mostly in the Middle East.
Extending from Asia Minor on the Mediterranean Sea through North Africa (Egypt), throughout Mesopotamia, as far east as India (Indus River Valley)
What is an Acropolis?
A fortified settlement built on a high, rocky outcrop for defense and often served as a religious center higher level defensible ground; includes important military religious and governmental buildings
What has inspired the design of many American buildings today?
Greek architecture
Who is the Goddess of Wisdom?
Athena
What was the geography of Ancient Greece like?
A lot of mountains, also they were next to the sea.
Lots of non-arable land
Greece won the Greco-Persian war after how many years?
A. 40 years
B. 60 years
C. 50 years
C. 50 years
Name two of the Greek column styles
Doric - Simple
Ionic - “Eye”
Corinthian - “Fancy”
The ancient Greeks gave us one of the best contests in the world that we still celebrate every four years. What is it called?
The Olympics
Women in Sparta had some rights while women in Athens had few or no rights.
True or False
TRUE
Two factors that caused Greece's colonization in 550 CE was
A. Overpopulation and Limited Farmable Land
B. Religious persecution and the Phonenican competition
Overpopulation and Limited Farmable Land
What was the name of the religion that was in Persia?
Zoroastrianism
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are all what?
Greek Philosophers
What did architects of ancient Greece use in the construction of their buildings?
columns
Why was the Delian League formed?
To create a military alliance to defend against Persia
Greece is located near what bodies of water?
Name two
the Aegean Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south
Why did the Greeks and the Persians fight each other?
They each wanted to conquer the other's empire. The Persians were upset that the Greeks (Sparta and Athens) ganged up against them.
DAILY DOUBLE
Hellenistic culture was spread through WHAT ?
trade (cultural diffusion)
Homer, blind poet who wrote epic poems is most known for what two works?
Name 1
Most famous: The Odyssey and The Iliad.
Spartans were constantly worried about an uprising from this group of people...
Be Specific
Helots
What encouraged the Greeks to develop a seafaring and trading culture?
They lived in an area with along coastline and many islands
The Persian empire was held together by an excellent bureaucracy, a standardized coin system, and –
A. Developing trade with Northern Europeans.
B. An extensive road system
C. A democratic government
D.The use of the Greek alphabet
B. An extensive road system
Who is the “Father of History”?
A. Oedipus
B. Thucydides
C. Herodotus
C. Herodotus
What were the three main types of government found in Ancient Greece?
Democracy, oligarchy, and monarchy.
The Greek "Golden Age" began after what war?
Persian War