Geography
What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Define peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
Who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
This city-state focused on education.
Athens
What sea is to the south of Greece?
The Mediterranean Sea
Complete the sentence:
Athens and Sparta are both examples of Greek _____________________.
Athens and Sparta are both examples of Greek city-states.
What goddess is married to Zeus and is described as very jealous?
Hera
This city-state trained very good warriors.
Sparta
What sea is to the east of Greece?
The Aegean Sea
A type of government that is lead by a group of people.
This is an oligarchy.
Who is the god of War?
Ares
Women had rights and were very strong in this city-state.
Sparta
What sea is to the west of Greece?
The Ionian sea
The type of government where the people vote for their leaders
This is a democracy.
Who is the god of the underworld?
Hades
Women stayed home in this city-state
Athens
What physical feature it difficult for the Greek city-states to communicate?
What is the name of the peninsula where Sparta is located?
The peninsula where Sparta is located is called Peloponnesus.
Who are the goddesses of love and intelligence? (two answers)
1. Aphrodite
2. Athena
What was Sparta's form of government?
What was Athens' form of government?
Sparta was an oligarchy.
Athens was a democracy.