What is the month of the year when Greece receives the most rain?
100
From the Greek words demos, which means people and kratos, which means power, Democracy is a political system where the people share power and participate in decision making.
What is the definition of Democracy?
100
The peninsula's rough and arid terrain hindered the growth of Greek civilization and the cities had to rely on the sea trade for their development.
What is the reason in the 8th century the inhabitants of the Greek peninsula established colonies and trading posts around the Mediteranean Sea and the Black Sea?
100
The five most important cities were Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Delphi and Corinth.
What were the names of the five most important cities?
200
The mediterranean Sea borders this island to the South.
What is the island of Crete?
200
The month of July.
What is the month of the year when Greece receives the least amount of rain?
200
A citizen was a male who lived in a city and who had political rights.
What is the definition of of a citizen in ancient Greek times?
200
These colonies satisfied the food needs of the Greek city-states and assured opportunities for trade.
What is the purpose of establishing these colonies?
200
These different cities shared a common culture: language, alphabet, gods and legends.
What common culture did these cities share?
300
The Ionian Sea.
What is the body of water which sits between Modern Day Italy and the Greek Peninsula?
300
The average temperature in July is about 28 degrees Celsius.
What is the average temperature in the month of July?
300
An independent city with its own government and institutions. Each city-state controls a city and is surrounding area.
What is the definition of a city-state?
300
The city inhabitants were now able to develop crafts and trade.
What were the city inhabitants now able to do after leaving their arid lands?
300
Athens became a pioneer in the fields of law and government.
What did Athens become a pioneer for in the fifth century?
400
The Danube River.
What is the only river indicated on the map from page 87?
400
The peninsula of Greece was a dry, mountainous territory with a scarcity of fresh water and only a few rivers to permit the transportation and irrigation of land.
What is the reason that Greece is poorly suited for agriculture?
400
A word of Greek origin made up of the word philo, which means "love of" and sophia which means "wisdom". Therefore the word means "love of wisdom".
What is the definition of philosophy?
400
Th Greek naval fleet was strengthened and the number of ports multiplied.
What was improved or strengthened as a result of the development of crafts and trade?
400
Athens set up social and political structures in order for its citizens to participate in this type of "peoples government".
What were put into place which allowed citizens to participate in one of the first experiences of Democracy?
500
The Straits of Salamis.
What is the name of the straits directly off the coast of Athens?
500
The months of January,February,March, April, November and December.
What is the rainy season in Greece? Which months are involved?
500
A political or social structure established by law or custom.
What is the definition of institution?
500
In the fifth century BCE, Greece's sea and trade power dominated the Mediterranean and Athens was in full expansion.
What happened as a direct result of the strengthening of the naval fleets and increase in sea ports?
500
Athens.
What was the name of the city in full expansion by the fifth century?