Geography
What continent is Greece located in?
Europe
Sharing of ideas and traditions
Cultural diffusion
Name one architectural innovation that was important for the people of Athens?
Temples, theatres, and stadiums (modern buildings like the U.S Capitol building and The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C, the British Museum in London and several court houses - because of their simplistic beauty)
Spartans were considered to have a strong _____?
Miltiary
Name one characteristic of Athenian families?
-Women were not allowed to leave the house
-Women were not allowed to vote
-Peaceful and civilized
What are two seas that surround Ancient Greece?
Mediterranean Sea & Aegean Sea
Ancient Greece is known to have this type of religion?
Polytheism
From the Delian League
Name one characteristic of Spartan Families?
-Aggressive
-Women hunt
-Weak children were left on a mountainside to die
What could Athenian women not do?
Vote, own property, choose their husband.
Mainland Greece is almost surrounded by water, making Greece a ?
Peninsula
A city-state
Polis
Name one Religious or Cultural idea/invention from Ancient Greece that is important for people today?
Olympic games, polytheism
Spartan women had more _____ than most city-states?
Freedom
True of false: Women were active political participants?
False
Greece is made up of many different islands, which can be identified as an?
Archipelago
Direct democracy
Government where citizens decide on policies without anyone else to represent them
What kind of government did Pericles introduce?
Direct democracy
True or False: Spartan men spend most of their lives being warriors?
True
Who was the leader of Athens?
Pericles
Due to the ______ terrain of Greece, it was difficult to develop large farms.
Mountainous
This type of government was the first conceived and used as a primary form of government?
Democracy
How did Pericles maintain Power?
What did Spartans value the most?
Strength & discipline
Type of government in Athens?
Democracy