Geography
What is the term for a landmass surrounded by water on three sides?
What is a peninsula?
Who was the king of the Greek gods?
Who is Zeus?
What architectural structure is a famous symbol Temple) of ancient Greece located in Athens?
What is the Parthenon?
What is the government ruled by a few powerful individuals called?
What is oligarchy?
Many city-states, such as Athens and Sparta, depended upon the forced labor of
What are enslaved peoples. ?
What is the Greek term for a city-state?
What is a polis?
What was the purpose of the Oracle of Delphi?
What is to provide prophecies and guidance?
What was one major contribution of the ancient Greeks to modern government?
What is democracy?
What form of government is ruled by a king or queen?
What is monarchy?
What was the primary currency used in ancient Greece?
What is the drachma?
Which mountain range is significant in ancient Greece?
What is the Olympus?
Name one major festival held in honor of the gods.
What are the Olympic Games?
What group in society often had limited rights and could not participate in politics?
Who are women?
What is the term for a government where power is taken by force?
What is tyranny?
What is the practice of trading goods and services without money called?
What is barter?
What body of water to the south of Greece was crucial for trade?
Answer: What is the Mediterranean Sea?
What is the term for a collection of myths about gods and heroes?
What is mythology?
What was the role of the agora in ancient Greek society?
What is a marketplace and center of civic life?
Which city-state is known for its democratic system?
What is Athens?
What crop was commonly grown in ancient Greece and important for trade?
What is olive oil or wheat?
Name the region where most ancient Greek city-states were located.
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
Which god was associated with the sun and music?
Who is Apollo?
Name one of the great philosophers of ancient Greece.
Who is Socrates or Plato or Aristotle?
What city-state was known for its military strength?
What is Sparta?
What was a common source of income for many Greek city-states?
What is trade?