Ancient Greek Government
Ancient Greek Economy
Alexander the Great
Ancient Greek Olympics
Miscellaneous
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Who was considered to be a citizen in Athens?
A free, adult male in Athens.
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How did people pay for goods that they needed to buy before coins were made?
They used a system of bartering to get what they needed. They traded what they had for something that they needed.
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How did Alexander the Great tragically die?
He caught a fever while on a boat.
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Where did the Olympic Games take place?
In Athens.
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What are the two most famous city-states in Ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
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Which city-state first founded a democratic government?
Athens
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What were coins made of?
They were made of silver.
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What was Alexander the Great's favorite name to give new cities that he conquered?
Alexandria
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How many years does an Olympiad, an Ancient Greek measure of time, represent?
4 years.
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What is an agora and what happened there?
An agora is the central meeting spot in Ancient Greece. It was a marketplace and a place for athletic, artistics, political, and religious events.
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How many government representatives did Athens have each year?
Athens had 500 government representatives each year.
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In what year did Greeks start making coins?
Greeks started making coins in 500 B.C.
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Which famous philosopher was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Aristotle
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Why couldn't women watch the Olympic Games and what happened if they tried to attend the games?
Women couldn't watch the games because the men competed in the nude. If they tried to attend the games they could be killed.
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Why was Greece considered a peninsula?
It has water surrounding three of its sides.
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What type of government did Sparta have?
An oligarchy, which was ruled by a few (usually the rich).
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What was different about the coins from each city-sate?
The coins from each city-state had their own designs.
400
How old was Alexander the Great when he started conquering the Mediterranean?
26 years old.
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Name 3 games that were played in the Ancient Greek Olympics.
Discus, Javelin, Boxing, Wrestling
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At what age did boys begin military training in Sparta and at what age was the military training complete?
They began at age 7 and finished at age 21.
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What was the voting token used in Athens called?
Ostraka.
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What were coins from Athens called and how were they designed?
Coins from Athens were called owls, and they had Athena on one side and a picture of her favorite animal, the owl, on the other side.
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What are the names of the three types of coins that were first used in Ancient Greece?
Staters, Drachmas, and Obols.
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What animals did each athlete have to sacrifice to Zeus and Pelops before the games?
Each athlete had to sacrifice a pig to Zeus and a black ram to Pelops.
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What were the two important seas that surrounded Ancient Greece?
The Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea.
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