Ancient Greece
Economy of Ancient Greece; How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services.
_____became a center for wealth and trade
Athens became a center for wealth and trade.
Government and Leadership: How a civilization creates and organized way of leadership.
_____ and _____ were ruled by an _________
Sparta and Athens were ruled by an oligarchy
Achievements: The lasting contributions of a civilization.
The ________ took ____ years to complete.
The Parthenon took 9 years to complete.
Geography: Physical environment and how it may influence an economy and culture.
________is connected to the mainland by an ______
Peloponnese is connected to the mainland by an isthmus.
Social Classes: How a civilization is divided into classes that have different roles, responsibilities and privileges.
_________wealth determined social status in Greece.
Agricultural wealth determined social status in Greece.
Products traded along the Mediterranean Sea
Olive oil, wine and wood
Ancient Greece's early government
Oligarchy
What is a Representative Democracy
Citizens vote for the representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
Achievement: The lasting contributions of civilization.
The Greeks created their own _____based off the Phoenician writing system
The Greeks created their own alphabet based off the Phoenician writing system.
What are the three seas that surround the Balkan Peninsula.
Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
Spartans economy relied heavily on slaves. How did Sparta obtain slaves?
From conquering neighboring civilizations and make their captives slaves.
What is an Oligarchy
Who had the right to vote
Male Citizens
Where did people of Greece settle to live?
Mountain valleys and coast lines
Who was responsible for finding the method used when asking questions to students and allowing them to think for themselves?
What was the method called?
Socrates
Socratic Method
Who was at the top of the social class pyramid
Wealthy Leaders
Athena made the switch to what type of government
Direct Democracy
In Sparta, slaves made up what percentage of their population.
36%
Ancient Greece's religion was based on the worship of many Gods.
Polytheism
Which philosopher was responsible for establishing the first academy.
Plato
What was the role of women in Sparta
Women could train as warriors and work and studied medicine.
Who created the concept of a direct democracy
Cleisthenes
The finding of what raw material allowed Greece's economy to flourish, especially make the lives of farmers somewhat easier.
Iron
What Greek God's statue is in the Parthenon? This particular God is over what?
Athena- God of wisdom and battle strategy.
What are some of the negative results of "Alexander the Greats conquests". How did his reign effect the Ancient Greece society.
His expansion allowed for slavery back into the Greece society and corrupted the democratic government.