Geography
Where is Alex the Great from?
Macedonia
What kind of religion does Ancient Greece have?
Polytheistic
How did the Persian War start? (the spark that caused it and who got involved)
Persia invaded Ionian city-states, Athens sent ships to help, and Darius of Persia declared war on Athens for helping/meddling
What are the main two city-states in Ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
What is an oligarchy
A type of government where a small group of wealthy men rule
Which city-state is located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula?
Sparta
What event was held in honor of Zeus?
The Olympics
Why did the Peloponnesian War start?
Athens was acting like a bully/too powerful, and Sparta created the Peloponnesian League in response to the Delian League.
Even though Athens and Sparta were vastly different, these two groups of people in each city-state were not considered to be a citizen
Women and slaves
What American building has Greek Characteristics? What characteristics are they?
The White House; columns
The Aegean Sea
Explain how the Greek gods were like humans
In the Persian War, what did the Greek city-states do to help win?
They had to join together/cooperate with each other
What were slaves in Sparta called, how were they treated, and why?
They were called Helots, treated very harshly because there were more helots than citizens, so Spartans were afraid of a slave revolt/rebellion
Who was considered to be a citizen in Greece? What two groups were not considered citizens?
A free, native-born, land owning man; women and slaves were not.
What geographical feature covered 3/4ths of Greece? And what did that force Greeks to do?
Mountains; forced Greeks to become independent; grow specific crops for that environment and sea trade!
What did Phillip II of Macedonia do to the Greek city-states?
He conquered them and unified them!
What was an impact of the Peloponnesian War? (how did Greece look afterwards and what did that cause)
Greece was in ruins because the Peloponnesian War was a civil war, so thousands dead, economies falling, chaos, which allowed Macedonia to easily invade.
What kind of governments did Athens and Sparta have?
Sparta: oligarchy (2 kings and an assembly of citizens)
List 5 major facts about Alex the Great
Answers will vary but can include: king of Macedonia at 20; conquered Greece, Egypt, Persia; helped spread Greek culture everywhere his army conquered; died from an unknown disease or poison; empire split into 4....
Create a map of Ancient Greece including: Athens, Sparta, Balkan Peninsula, Peloponnesian Peninsula, Aegean Sea, Med Sea, and the Black Sea
This answer will be drawn out.
List the 3 Greek Philosophers and give 1 fact about each in what they taught/did/supported/etc
Socrates: something about questioning/Socratic Method
Plato: opened the Academy/hated direct democracy/believed in forms/more math focused
Aristotle: Golden Mean/basis for U.S. Constitution/science/scientific method/taught Alex the Great
What was the Battle of Thermopylae and why is it still an important battle today?
A battle between Persia and Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. Persian forces were shown a secret pathway through the mountains by a Greek traitor, which allowed them to come up behind the Greek forces. Greeks are forced to retreat, but King Leonidas and 300 Spartans stayed behind and fought to the death, which their bravery and courage is still highlighted in movies today.
Create and fill in a chart over Athens and Sparta including roles of women, education, type of military, and economy
Athens: women stayed at home and had essentially no rights; education for boys was more academic focused and girls were taught how to clean and cook; they had a strong navy; traded
Sparta: women had more rights like they could travel freely and divorce; education was for both boys and girls but more focused on military training; they had a strong army; farming/war/conquering
What is the Hellenistic Era? What are some examples of this?
The time period after Alexander the Great's death where Greek culture spread and mixed with non-Greek cultures; cities are renamed "Alexandria", Library of Alexandria, if you wanted to work in the government you had to speak Greek, etc.