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a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders.
What is an oligarchy?
100
This large island is located off the southern coast of Peloponnesus.
What is Crete?
100
synonym for deities.
What are gods or goddesses?
100
a word for a city-state.
What is polis?
100
One of the highest peaks of the mountainous terrain in Greece is called___________.
What is Mt. Olympus?
200
a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control, often by illegal means.
What is tyranny?
200
These three seas surround Greece.
What are the Ionian, Aegean and Mediterranean?
200
belief in more than god.
What is polytheistic?
200
In this city-state, women lived private lives and concerned themselves with care of house and home; women were not allowed to vote.
What is Athens?
200
This 2-word term refers to enriching the lives of people outside of your immediate geography and society.
What is cultural diffusion?
300
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people and the people must vote for each individual law.
What is a direct democracy?
300
This city-state is located to the south of Thebes, to the west of Delos and to the east of Mycenae.
What is Athens?
300
To explain the world around them, the ancient Greeks created...
What is religion?
300
In this city-state athletic prowess and ability was prized above all.
What is Sparta?
300
Ancient Greece produced wine, olives, pottery, olive oil, textiles and jewelry for this purpose.
What are exports?
400
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single person
What is a monarchy?
400
The land mass or ___________ of Ancient Greece was surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula?
400
Built to make the deities happy, these ruins are all over the city of Athens
What are temples?
400
In this city-state, intellectual achievement and scholarship were prized above-all else.
What is Athens?
400
Ancient Greek seafarers traveled extensively throughout the region to _____________ raw materials, luxury items, technology and new techniques.
What is import or trade?
500
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people; the people elect representatives to vote for laws.
What is indirect democracy?
500
The island of Lesbos is located of the coast of which modern-day country?
What is Turkey?
500
Ancient Greeks believed that their gods and goddess watched over them and had influence in their daily lives, so they would try to please chosen gods/godesses with ___________ and __________.
What are ceremonies and offerings?
500
In this city-state, women were athletic and strong.
What is Sparta?
500
Due to hilly terrain ____________ was difficult.
What is farming?
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