key terms
Athens vs Sparta
Greek Government
City-States
Random
100
another word for a Greek thinker
philosopher
100
________ was known as the cultural center of Ancient Greece.
Athens
100
Some city-states were ruled by kings. What type of government did they have?
monarchy
100
A _________ is another name for a city-state.
polis
100
Name two things we borrowed from the Ancient Greeks.
architecture, democracy, art, mythology, science and math
200
Center of each city-state where the men would meet to discuss politics, religion and daily gossip
acropolis
200
Why was Sparta called the "brawn" of Ancient Greece?
they had the strongest army in the ancient world
200
Style of government in which the people or citizens vote is a ______________.
democracy
200
What two things did all Greek city-states have in common?
language and religion
200
The ancient Greeks believed in Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades and many other gods. They were ____________.
polytheistic
300
Greece was divided into independent areas called _________.
city-states
300
Athens is famous for developing the first ___________.
democracy
300
How is our democracy today different from the one the people of Athens created?
only free-men could vote and they only represented a small fraction of the population
300
Who were considered citizens in the Greek city-states?
free-men
300
Which city-state eventually conquered Athens?
Sparta
400
In a Greek __________ the main character suffers a major disaster.
tragedy
400
In __________ boys went to school to learn reading, writing and military strategies.
Sparta
400
When the few people in the city-state with the most land and money rule it is called a _____________.
oligarchy
400
Which city-state hosted the very first Olympic games?
Olympia
400
In modern Greece, the majority of the people follow the Christian Greek Orthodox religion. They are ____________.
monotheistic
500
Greek _________ were written to poke fun at famous people and social customs.
comedies
500
In ___________ boys had a well rounded education studying math, reading, writing, science, history, art and music.
Athens
500
Style of government that is ruled by nobles or people from a privileged blood-line is called a _____________.
Aristocracy
500
In each Greek city-state men we able to take part in the government. TRUE or FALSE (if it is false make it true)
false, not all city-states were democracies
500
What happened to the Greek culture when conquered by the Roman empire?
it was absorbed by the Romans
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