Geography
What sea is next to Greece?
Aegean Sea
What city-state had democracy?
Athens
Who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
Which city-state had a strong army and trained boys for war?
Sparta
Who turned people to stone with her eyes?
Medusa
What landforms made it hard to travel in Greece?
Mountains
Who could vote in Athens?
Free men over 18
Who is the goddess of wisdom and war?
Athena
Which city-state valued education, art, and democracy?
Athens
What hero was super strong and did 12 labors?
Hercules
What did Greeks do because they didn’t have much farmland?
Traded
What is a city-state?
A city with its own government
Who is the god of the sea?
Poseidon
Who had more freedom in Sparta: women or men?
Women (compared to Athens)
Who defeated Medusa?
Perseus
Why did Greeks build many of their cities near the coast?
So they could trade and travel by sea.
How were Sparta and Athens different in their government and way of life?
Athens focused on democracy and education; Sparta focused on military and strength.
Which god ruled the underworld?
Hades
How were boys’ lives different in Athens and Sparta?
Athens: school & learning; Sparta: military training
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
How did the geography of Greece affect how city-states developed?
Mountains separated them, so each city-state had its own government.
500: Why was direct democracy in Athens different from our government today?
Citizens voted on laws themselves; today we elect people to vote for us.
Why was Athena important to the city of Athens?
The city was named after her; she gave the olive tree as a gift
Why were Athens and Sparta often in conflict?
They had very different values and ways of life
What monster had the body of a man and the head of a bull?
Minotaur