Vocabulary A
traded product
commodity
land nearly surrounded by water
peninsula
Greece is located on this continent
Europe
City-states formed for ____________ & ___________
protection and trade
_________ and ________ could not be citizens in Ancient Greece.
women and slaves
open area where Greeks could meet and trade
agora
a sheltered place along the coast for ships
harbor
The soil of Greece was _________ & _______ which made it hard to grow crops.
rocky and dry
Two most famous Greek city-states
Sparta and Athens
Which city-state was the first to establish democracy as their government?
Athens
type of government with one ruler
monarchy
A Greek city-state
polis
What are the two major crops grown in Greece?
Olives and Grapes
Which city state was the strongest military power?
Sparta
Were the Greek monotheistic or polytheistic?
polytheistic
person with rights and responsibilities to a country
citizen
a walled hill found in Greek city-states
acropolis
The Greeks could not grow a lot of __________, so they had to trade for it.
Wheat
This city state was known for their art, science, and education
Athens
What were Spartan slaves called?
Helots
government where a small group makes laws
oligarchy
Describe the difference between Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy
Direct-citizens vote directly to make laws
Representative- citizens vote for representatives to make laws
How did the Greeks use the Mediterranean Sea?
travel and trade
What are three things ALL Greeks had in common?
language, gods, how they worshipped, thought of themselves as Greeks
What impact did Homer's two poems, The Illid and The Odyssey have on the Greeks who learned them?
Helped all Greeks develop a common culture/identity.