What continent is Greece in?
Europe
What kind of governments did Athens and Sparta have?
Athens-democracy
Sparta-Oligarchy
All citizens participate in government through voting.
Democracy
Who spread Greek culture, known as cultural diffusion?
Alexander the Great
A _____ is a person who is a legal resident of a place and has certain rights and privileges.
A citizen
T or F? Athens had more farmland than Sparta.
False
The Peloponnesian War was a conflict between…
Athens and Sparta
A small, usually wealthy group of leaders who share power.
Oligarchy
Greek architecture is most famous for its __________.
Columns
The mixing of cultures in known as ___.
Cultural Diffusion
What made it so the Greek city-states were divided and developed different cultures?
Geography separated them.
How did Athens and Sparta make their money?
Athens-trade and tourism
Sparta-farming and conquering
A king or queen makes all the decisions. Role passed to son/daughter.
Monarchy
A time period following Alexander the Great’s spread of Greek culture, history, and art.
Hellenistic Age
A _____ studies the meaning of life.
a philosopher
A shortage of _____ forced Greeks to trade, conquer, and set up colonies.
Farmland
What did Athens and Sparta value?
Athens-intellect, art
Sparta-power, strength
One leader illegally takes over and has total control.
Tyranny
How did Alexander the Great spread Greek Culture?
He conquered parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe and set up Greek city-states wherever he went.
A _____ is a slave owned by the state.
How is Greek geography different than the other civilizations we’ve studied?
It is made up of rugged mountains, islands, and peninsulas.
What did Athens and Sparta have in common?
-strong military
-language
What form of government did Aristotle say was the best form?
What unified the Greek city-states?
Language
Mythology
Common enemy (Persia)
Olympics
What does “Hellenism” mean?
Greek Culture