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Ancient Greece Geography
Ancient Greece Government
Ancient Greece Social Structure
Ancient Greece Trading
Ancient Greece Religion/ other things about Greece
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What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water.
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What is a monarchy?
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.
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How can you become a member of upper class?

You must be a citizen and have a lot of money.

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What were two challenges faced by Greek farmers?

1) Lack of farm land 2) Water was scarce 3) They weren't able to grow many crops 4) It was hard to claim land

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What was the main language spoke in Greece?
Greek was the most common language because they lived in Greece.
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How did geography affect Ancient Greece?
It was harder to grow crops so they had to trade.
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What is an aristocrat? What do they do?
An aristocrat is a member of the most powerful class in Ancient Greece society.
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Who are the main people in the lower class?
They are mostly freedman that were once slaves.
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How did the farmers trade?
They traveled by sea and rode carts that were pulled by oxen or mules.
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What were the other languages spoken in Greece?
English and French were the other two languages spoken in Greece.
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Where did the Ancient Greeks mostly settle?
They settled in the mountains.
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What were the powers of the king and how long did the systems of monarchies last?
The kings made laws, acted as judges, and did religious ceremonies. Monarchy lasted 1200 years or from 2000 to 800 B.C.E.
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Who were in middle class?
Merchants, contractors, manufacturers, managers, tradesmen, craftsmen, and artist are the main middle class people.
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What was the primary reason why the Ancient Greece started colonies?
The need of other goods and sources.
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What is the (a close guess) population of Ancient Greece?

11,200,000 people.

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Why were Ancient Greek communities isolated from each other?
This is because of the peninsula and the mountains that surrounded Greece
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What is a democracy?

Democracy is a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives.

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What group of people were under the lower class?

After lower class came slaves.

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What were some crops farmers grew and what animals did they raise?
They grew grapes and olives. They raised sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens.
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What is the major religion in Greece (now and then)?

In ancient times, many were Polytheistic (believed in many gods) Christian and Muslim are the two major current religions.

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What are the three main difficulties faced while traveling?
1) The roads were unpaved 2) People had to bring their own food and other supplies with them 3) People mostly walked, or road in carts pulled by oxen or mules
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What is a citizen and what is an assembly?
A citizen is a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation. An assembly is a group of citizens, in an Ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws.
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What is the order of the social structure?
Upper class at the top, then the middle class, next was the lower class, and finally were the slaves.
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How did framers meet their challenges?

1) Created steps within the mountains 2) They got sea water and made it cleaned/collected rain water 3) Traded with others 4) Looked beyond the mainland for new sources of food and other goods

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Name 5 greek gods or goddesses?

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