Ancient Athens
A 12 year old Athenian girl would most likely get her education from:
her mother
What city-state was on the Peloponnesus peninsula?
Sparta
How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
Steep mountains kept people from different countries.
What makes much of Greece a peninsula?
The water on three sides
Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?
They each wanted more land
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
People should rule themselves
Why is Sparta said to have an oligarcy?
A small group of people held power
How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power?
They inherited it from a relative.
Greek mountains affected communication by......
They isolated communities
What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?
Shortage of farmland
Which feature of Athens's Geography most affected its economy?
It was close to the sea
What was education like in Sparta?
Both boys and girls got military training
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
military force
How did farmers in ancient Greece adjust to the area's difficult terrain?
They built flat steps into the hills.
How did ancient Greek colonies affect other places?
They spread the Greek culture over a wide area
Which event most likely happened in the Agora of Athens?
People bought leather sandals.
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states.
Why were some tyrants well liked?
They made laws that improved people's lives.
Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?
They relied on the sea for travel and trade
Why did ancient Greek communities trade?
To get goods they needed
Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
There were not enough books
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to....
Unlike women of Athens, the women of Sparta ....
Pass a physical test
could own property
How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government and how is it different from USA democracy
All citizens shared ruling power and citizens voted directly on all issues.
What is the reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil?
They could grow olive trees in a small space.
Olive Oil Grain
Pottery Metal
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