GEOGRAPHY
This made travel over land difficult and encourage the development of independent Greek city-states.
What are mountains?
This Greek god ruled Mount Olympus and controlled the sky and thunder.
Who is Zeus?
This Greek mathematician is famous for a theorem about the relationship between the sides of a right triangle.
Who is Pythagoras?
This type of government allows citizens to participate in making decisions, such as voting on laws.
What is a democracy?
This activity allowed ancient Greeks to exchange goods with people from other regions.
What is trade?
This is the type of landform that best describes the mainland of Greece?
What is a peninsula?
This goddess of wisdom and warfare..
Who is Athena?
This Greek physician is often called the “Father of Medicine” because he encouraged doctors to observe symptoms and study illnesses.
Who is Hippocrates?
This Greek city-state developed an early form of democracy in which eligible citizens could vote on government decisions.
What is Athens?
This crop was commonly grown in ancient Greece and used to produce oil.
What are olives?
This is the highest mountain found in northern Greece.
What is Mount Olympus?
This Greek god ruled the sea and was known for carrying a three-pronged spear called a trident.
Who is Poseidon?
This Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great and made important contributions to the study of science, politics, and logic.
Who is Aristotle?
This type of government is ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
This Greek city-state became famous for silver coins stamped with the image of a goddess and her owl.
What is Athens?
This large sea lies east of mainland Greece and separates Greece from Asia Minor.
What is the Aegean Sea?
A collection of Greek stories that often explained natural events and human experiences.
What is mythology?
This Greek astronomer argued that Earth revolves around the Sun, challenging the belief that Earth was the center of the universe.
Who is Aristarchus?
This Greek city-state emphasized military training and discipline and was governed by two kings and a council of elders.
What is Sparta?
Sparta focused on agriculture and discouraged its citizens from pursuing wealth through trade. What group of people farmed the land and provided much of Sparta’s food?
Who were the helots?
This body of water lies west of mainland Greece and provided access to the Italian Peninsula.
What is the Ionian Sea?
This Greek mythological figure flew too close to the sun, causing the wax holding his wings together to melt.
Who is Icarus?
This Greek historian recorded events of the Persian Wars and is often called the “Father of History.”
Who is Herodotus?
This type of government permitted a small group of powerful, wealthy people to have authority over others.
What is an oligarchy?
Many Greek city-states produced their own coins, what three metals were these coins made from?
What is silver, gold, and bronze?