Geography of Greece
Greece is located on which continent?
Europe
A City-State is also known as a:
Polis
Who was considered the greatest ruler of Ancient Greece?
Alexander the Great
This City-State is known for their militaristic attitude.
Sparta
True or false: Each individual City-State is NOT allowed to choose their form of government.
False
What land feature takes up 70% to 80% of the land in Greece? This feature made trade difficult.
Mountains
_________ worshiped the Greek God Zeus.
Olympia
Who is Alexander The Great's father?
King Phillip II
This City-State is known for inventing a democratic form of government.
Athens
Athens had a _________ form of government.
Democratic
What is the famous mountain ranger located in Greece?
Mount Olympus
This City-State built magnificent palaces
Knossos
Who was the founder of a democratic government?
Solon
True or False: Women had more rights in Athens than Sparta
False
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land that has water on 3 sides
Apollo was worshiped in this City-State
Delphi
Who was the ruler of both Egypt and Greece?
Cleopatra
In which City-State, Athens or Sparta, could ONLY men receive an education?
Athens
The Corinthian form of government was a Monarchy, what is the definition of 'Monarchy'?
A government ruled by 1 king
What three seas/waterways surround Greece?
The Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Aegean Sea
Which two City-States valued Panhellenic beliefs?
Delphi and Olympia
Who is known as the "True Father of Democracy"?
Cleisthenes
What God was worshiped in Sparta?
Ares
Define Tyranny
A government ruled by 1 person who seized power unconstitutionally