Supreme god in ancient Greece. Responsible for weather.
100
3/4s of ancient Greece was covered in mountains.
How did this affect Greece?
They were protected and isolated. Culture didn't spread due to limited contact between communities.
100
List Athens four stages of government, starting with earliest.
Monarchy -> Aristocracy -> Tyranny -> Democracy
100
Who fought in the Greco Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire and the Greek Alliance
100
Who led the Golden Age?
Pericles!
200
Aphrodites was the goddess of ___, ____, and ___ ___.
Love, beauty, and eternal youth
200
What crops are grown in Greece?
Olives and Grapes
200
Who rules in an oligarchy government?
Who developed an oligarchy?
A small group of powerful people rule. Sparta.
200
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
200
Name the three types of Greek columns
Doric, Ionian, Corinthian
300
Athena is the goddess of ___, ___, and ___.
Wisdom, skill, and war.
300
Why did Greece shift from a barter to a coin economy?
Greece had few natural resources, so they had nothing to trade
300
Who could not be a citizen in ancient Greece?
Women, slaves, and foreigners
300
What was the cause for the Greco Persian Wars?
Greece conquered the Asia Minor, persians wanted revenge.
300
What was influenced by Greek culture in Western culture?
Literature, art, monumental architecture, and politics.
400
How many Greek gods and goddesses are there?
There are 12 Greek gods and goddesess
400
Was Greece centralized or decentralized?
Why?
Decentralized because there were many islands not linked together and transporation issues. They had independent city-states.
400
How has Athenian democracy impacted Western politics?
It is the basis of modern democracies.
400
What were the causes for the Peloponnesian War?
Competetion for control.
400
What was rebuilt during the Golden Age? Where did Pericles get money to rebuild it?
Athens and money from the treasury of the Delian League
500
How did ancient Greek mythology impact Western civilization?
Many of Western civilization’s symbols, metaphors, words, and idealized images come from ancient Greek mythology.
500
What did limited farming land lead to?
Food supply was limiting population, so colonization occured.
500
Compare Athenian & Spartan society.
Sparta- aggressive, militant based
Athens- relaxed
500
What result did the Peloponnesian War have on government in Greece?
It weakened political power and ended democracy
500
Who were Hippocrates, Archimedes, Socrates, and Herodotus?
Hippocrates- Father of medicine
Archimedes- Hellenistic scientist, estimated vaule of Pi
Socrates- Philosopher
Herodotus- Wrote a book on Persian wars (first piece of history)