Geography
Government
Religion
Economy
Miscellaneous
100
Describe the climate in Greece. Was it a)hot and dry, b) cold and wet, c) humid
hot and dry
100
What is government by a small group of wealthy landowners called?
An oligarchy
100
Who did the Olympics honor?
Zeus
100
What was the economy of Greece based on?
Agriculture
100
Tragedy and comedy
What were the two kinds of plays in ancient Athens?
200
What is the name of the mountain of the Gods?
Mt. Olympus
200
What city-state had the largest population?
Athens
200
Where did the Greeks honor their Gods and make sacrifices and offerings?
At sanctuaries
200
What two crops were will suited for the rocky mountains of Greece?
Olives, grapes
200
A helot
What is a slave in ancient Sparta called?
300
What is the sea between ancient Greece and Asia Minor?
The Aegean Sea
300
Who could participate in the Athenian democracy? a) all people, b) citizens and metics, c) citizens
c) citizens
300
Who was the goddess of wisdom?
Athena
300
What is the term for exchanging items without the use of money?
Barter
300
Who did the Athenian drama festivals honor?
Dionysis
400
What made travel and communication difficult in ancient Greece?
The hilly terrain.
400
One of five elected officials who counseled the kings in Sparta
What is an ephor?
400
Name one of the ancient sanctuaries in ancient Greece besides Olympia.
Delphi, Delos, Eleusis
400
Who were the metics?
foreign merchants, traders, and shopkeepers in ancient Athens
400
When did the very first Persian War begin?
546 B.C.
500
Name an island in the Ionian Sea.
Corfu, Ithaca, Cephalonia, Zante
500
According to the book, what was the population of ancient Athens at its height?
300,000 people
500
Who saw his reflection in the lake and died from stareing at it?
Narcissus
500
Where did the Greeks trade to the west of their land?
Sicily
500
During the 600s and 500s the Greek city-states flourished. What is this time period called?
The Age of Expansion
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