Geography
What contributed to the isolation of Ancient Greek communities?
mountains or the seas
True or False: Athens was in central Greece.
True or False: Sparta was located 5 miles from the sea.
False: It was 25 miles from the nearest harbor.
Who is known as the kind of the gods?
Zeus
True or False: Oligarchy was the longest lasting type of government in Ancient Greece.
False: Monarchy
True or False: There were no major rivers flowing through Ancient Greece?
True
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
Which type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
How many Olympian gods are there?
12
Under monarchy, what is the name of the king's council members?
Aristocrats
What two crops needed less land to grow in Greece?
grapes and olives
What was Athen's economy based on?
Trade
Why did Sparta discourage trade?
Feared contact with other city-states would:
1. bring new ideas
2. Weaken the government
What is the name of the home of the gods?
Olympus
Name the type of government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.
What do you call a body of land that is surrounded on three sides of water?
A peninsula
Athena
What did the Spartans use for money?
Iron bars
What was the name of Prometheus's brother?
Epimetheus
Which city-state was the first in Greece to try governing themselves?
Athens
Name two of the three seas that surrounded Greece.
Ionian, Aegean, Mediterranean
What is the name of the peninsula where Sparta is located?
Peloponnesus
How many and of what did Persephone eat?
What type of democracy did Athens have?
direct democracy