The geography of Greece
Life in Ancient Greece
The city state and democracy
Sparta and Athens
Vocabulary
100
Which sea was to the south of Greece?
The Mediterranian
100
Which goddess was the protector of Athens?
Athena
100
Where were statues, temples, and other public buildings found?
Agora
100
2 kings and supervisors ruled the government. (fill in the blank)
5
100
What is a system of symbols representing sounds?
The alphabet
200
Which city was linked to Greece?
Peloponnesus
200
Who were the Olympics held for?
Zeus
200
Athens was an early form of what political style?
democracy
200
The council of elders was made up of how many elder citizens?
30
200
What is a fable?
short story that involves animals and teaches a moral.
300
What prevented the Greeks from traveling over land?
Mountains
300
what is the highest mountain in Greece?
Mount Olympis
300
Some city states developed a political system called what?
Oligarchy
300
What did mothers say to their sons?
Bring back your shield yourself or be brought back on it.
300
What does polis mean?
A greek word for city-state.
400
When were coins invented?
650 B.C.
400
Who wrote the tortoise and the hare?
Aesop
400
Who helped overthrow the oligarchies?
Tyrants
400
At age 7 what house did the boys going into the military move into?
barracks
400
What are the helots?
People enslaved in Sparta.
500
How many letters were in the alphabet?
22
500
Who wrote the Illiad and the Oddessy?
Homer
500
What form of government was ruled by the upper class of society and nobility?
Aristocracy
500
What were the four main classes of Greece?
citizens, women, non citizen free persons, and enslaved peoples.
500
What is marathon?
Plain near Athens.
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