Food and Agriculture
This was the only agricultural product controlled by the state, as it was so vital in the feeding of Athens' large population.
What is grain?
Shown in human form, many pieces of ancient Greek art was created in honor of __________.
What is the gods?
Ancient Athens relied heavily on the trade of _________ for its' survival.
What is grain?
The Olympic games were held to honor _______.
Who is Zeus?
The citizens of this city-state were all trained in preparation for war.
What is Sparta?
___________ resulted from unpredictable rainfall during dry summers and mild winters.
What is crop failure?
Having been destroyed by an accidental explosion and having pieces stolen from it, this has building has been treated disrespectfully over the years.
What is the Parthenon?
_____ allowed merchants to trade more easily, no longer having to barter.
What is coin(s)?
During the Olympic games, warring city-states would generally agree to an Olympic __________.
What is a truce?
This city-states people pursued knowledge, artwork, and beauty.
What is Athens?
Used to measure the size of farms, each ______ was about the size of a modern football field.
What is hectare?
_____________ commissioned and paid for most of the artwork in ancient Greece.
What is the government?
Beyond foods, Greeks were well known across the Mediterranean for their _____________.
What is pottery?
The Olympic games lasted until 394 A.D. when the _________ outlawed them.
Who are the Romans?
In this city-state, every aspect of life was driven by training for battle.
What is Sparta?
These were the three most produced foodstuffs in ancient Greece.
What are cereals, olives, and wine?
A key principal to the Greeks, meaning excellence and reaching one's full potential.
What is arete?
________ and _________ provide the earliest written evidence of merchants and trade.
This was considered the most prestigious event of the ancient Olympics.
What is the pentathlon?
Form of Athenian government where all citizens had a voice.
What is democracy?
Due to only _______ of Greece's land being farmable, there was a lot of pressure to use it productively.
What is one-fifth?
The Parthenon was known as one of the most beautiful examples of Greek architecture. Construction of this temple was a tribute to _________.
Who is Athena?
A paved road that let boats be hauled overland across the Isthmus of Corinth.
What is the diolkos haulway?
The four main types of Olympic events.
What is running, combat, equestrian (horses), and the pentathlon?
This event resulted in Lycurgus drafting a harsh set of laws, drastically changing Sparta by training their citizens to be hardened soldiers.
What is a slave revolt?