Geography
The geography of Greece is made up of 90% of this land feature.
Mountains
A form of government in which a few men rule.
An oligarchy
Girls in _____ were not regarded as being very important.
Athens
The central marketplace of an Athenian city
Agora
Alexander the Great was taught by this famous philosopher.
Aristotle
The war lasted ________ years.
27 years
Greek gods were not perfect like gods in other religions. How were they humanlike?
They had families, fought with each other, and had emotions...
Alexander's father who was the Macedonian king that took over Greece.
Phillip II
A landmass that is surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula
This type of government was started in Athens.
Democracy
___________ in ancient Greece spoke the same language and worshiped the same ______, but Greece was not a united country.
The city-states (everyone); gods/ goddesses
The Greek name for city-state.
Polis
This famous philosopher and teacher was the first to have people question laws and customs.
Socrates
Athens won these types battles.
On the sea/ naval
Where did the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
Mount Olympus
Hellenistic
Name one of the Greek city states that is NOT Athens or Sparta.
Thebes, Syracuse, Miletus, Rhodes, Olympia, Corinth, Crete
In an Athenian democracy citizens could vote and speak in the assembly. However, only _____________ were considered citizens of Athens.
Free men
Each polis had very different beliefs. Spartans believed in a strong ______ and were trained to be soldiers.
army/ military
The greek alphabet was made of _______ because the pictures and symbols in the _________ and ________ type of writing system were too complicated.
letters: cuneiform and hieroglyphics
Athenian leader who was in power during the Peloponnesian War.
Pericles
Sparta's battle plan.
Was to cut off Athen's food supply and force them to surrender
Name three gods/goddesses and what they were "in charge" of.
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hestia, and Dionysus...
Was Alexander the Great a hero or villain? Give me two reasons why (supporting facts).
Answers will vary
Sailed across seas/water
All city states in Ancient Greece had the same types of government. True or false?
False
Name one reason the Peloponnesian War happened?
-Athenians were moving on to other people's land
-Athens was trying to expand the city so they could gain power and prestige (spent other city states money on their own stuff)
-Athens built a giant naval force
What was the main reason the Greeks wanted to change to an easier letter system?
So more people could read and write
This famous piece of architecture is often seen in Ancient Greek buildings and now can be seen around the world.
Columns
Athenians eventually had to call a truce and eventually lost the war because....
Ancient Greeks were ______, they believed in many gods. What kind of things did they do to worship their gods?
polytheistic; built temples, statues, and monument as well as gave gifts, and held festivals like the Olympics
Alexander the Great was ________ when he came into power.
19
Continent where the city-states of Athens and Sparta are located.
Europe
The citizens usually voted by having a show of hands. If they needed a secret vote then they voted by scratching their answers on a broken piece of ________.
broken pottery
It was said some mothers would send their sons to war and say "come back with ________ or don't come back at all."
your shield
Famous Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey.
Homer
Socrates' student who wrote down his teachings and became a famous Greek teacher; he created the academy.
Plato
Even though Sparta won the war why didn't either side really have a victory?
Both sides lost so many lives and it left Greece open for a take over by Macedonia (Alexander the Great)
The Olympics were started as a way for Greeks to honor which god?
Zeus
Because of Alexander Greek culture spread as far as the Indus River Valley (near Mesopotamia). What were two Greek ideas and traditions that spread to other areas?
Agoras, theater, temples, stadiums, gymnasiums, writing...