Long Jump (geography and early civilization)
True/False: Modern-day Greece has more landmass than ancient Greece.
False
Their government changed from an oligarchy to a democracy, which allowed men to vote.
Athens
Why did the Persian Empire become angry at the Greeks and want to conquer Greece?
The Greek city-states were growing.
Describe Greek fables (2+).
(1) stories that were written down, (2) main characters were animals that talked and acted like humans, (3) usually contain a moral (lesson) in the closing statement
What poet wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
What is the geographical name for the mainland of Greece (hint: it has some water on three sides)?
a peninsula
Justice was carried out by voters or jurors who listened to a trial and decided if a person was guilty or innocent (Athens or Sparta).
Athens
Pericles helped restore the former beauty of Athens by rebuilding temples and sacred buildings on the... (location)
Acropolis, a hill overlooking the city of Athens
What philosopher taught that a spiritual world of mind and ideas was superior to the physical world?
Plato
Describe Greek myths (2+ answers).
What is the name of the island in Greece where the Minoans lived?
The island of Crete
Who was a famous leader of the democracy in Athens and considered one of the best orators (speakers) of all time? (He also paid people to be officers in the Assembly.)
Pericles
Athens believed that they would be stronger if the city-states worked together so they formed an alliance called...
Delian League
How were the Greek gods characterized? What were they like?
(1) Acted like humans/human bodies (2) Sinful (3) Had limited power (only over certain areas of nature/life) (4) Created through myths (5) Required sacrifices
Who is known as the Father of Medicine because he carefully examined people and prescribed treatments instead of using magic?
Hippocrates
What is the name of the early civilization that attacked cities and pirated ships instead of trading with others?
The Mycenaeans
What was life like for boys growing up in Sparta?
(1) Life was rigid, they began training for the army at age 7. (2) They were expected to steal food (but punished if they were caught). (3) They were beaten in public once a year. (4) They were married at age 20 but trained as a soldier for 10 more years.
Sparta formed an alliance called the Peloponnesian League. Why did they not join with Athens (the Delian League)?
They disagreed on forms of government and Sparta thought that Athens was gaining too much power.
How did the Greek culture affect the ancient world? (3+ examples)
(1) people adopted Greek philosophy, (2) people used Greek inventions, (3) people learned from Greek scholars, (4) Greek art appeared throughout the empire, (5) Greek became the common language, (6) the Greek language allowed Scripture to be translated
(1) started training as young boys, (2) competed in events like sprints, wrestling, discus throwing, and chariot races, (3) winners were crowned with garlands of laurel leaves, (4) participated as a festival to honor their gods
The southern portion of the peninsula of Greece is called...
Peloponnesus
What was it like to be a citizen of Athens?
(1) Male citizens had influence on the government because they could vote under a democracy. (2) Citizens could gather in the agora to buy and sell (trade) and meet their to talk. (3) Citizens were expected to get an education, vote, and join the military.
What are some consequences of the Peloponnesian War (name at least 3)?
(1) Sparta had control over Greece for 30 years. (2) Neither Sparta or Athens every fully recovered. (3) The city-states were weakened and (4) Sparta was oppressive. (5) Many people died. (6) Buildings and farms were destroyed. (7) City-states rose up against Sparta and caused disunity.
What philosopher created the scientific method and taught that reason controls behavior?
Aristotle
How have the Greeks influenced our lives today (give at least 5 examples)?
(1) architecture/columns, (2) drama/theatre, (3) literature - famous writing and the 4 styles of writing, (4) alphabet, (5) math - pulleys, geometry (6) science - earth revolves around the sun (7) medical - Hippocratic Oath (8) Olympic games (9) government - various forms of democracy