Geography & Resources
The main part of ancient Greece is made up of this landform, which is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
In this city-state, the harsh discipline of boys and maintaining a strong army were the most important things.
What is Sparta?
When faced with the threat of the Persian Empire, the Greek city-states decided to do this.
What is join together to defend Greece?
This form of government, created in Athens, allows citizens to vote to make decisions using majority rule.
What is a Democracy?
This Egyptian structure is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing today.
What is the Pyramid of Giza?
Because Greek farms were small and the soil was rocky, these two crops were very popular to grow.
What are olives and grapes?
This city-state is famous for creating democracy and valuing philosophy and education.
What is Athens?
These two powerful Greek city-states fought against each other in the Peloponnesian Wars.
What are Athens and Sparta?
This famous political leader guided Athens during much of its Golden Age.
Who is Pericles?
This period in Athens was marked by decades of cultural and artistic achievements, where people's needs were met.
What is the Golden Age?
Without a river valley, the ancient Greeks relied heavily on this geographic feature for water, food, and travel for trade.
What is the sea?
In this city-state, girls were encouraged to practice wrestling to stay strong.
What is Sparta?
During the Persian Wars, these were the two main sides fighting.
Who are the Greeks and the Persians?
He is known as a Great Teacher and a Seeker of Truth.
Who is Socrates?
He fought alongside his men, respected other cultures, and spread Greek ideas throughout his empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Most regular people in ancient Greece survived on a diet of these two basic foods, while the rich ate more fish and meat.
What are porridge and bread?
Despite their differences, both Athens and Sparta honored their gods, started as monarchies, and shared this characteristic regarding their physical size.
What is being a large city-state?
The Persians decided to support Sparta during the Peloponnesian Wars for this strategic reason.
What is to leave Greece in a weakened state (so Persia could eventually take over)?
This form of government occurs when a few wealthy people have the power to make political decisions.
What is an Oligarchy?
The period of time when Alexander spread Greek ideas throughout his empire is known as this era.
What is the Hellenistic Era?
The geography of ancient Greece consisted of a large peninsula, two smaller peninsulas, and lots of these landforms that made travel by land difficult.
What are mountains?
While Athens focused on education for rich boys, Sparta had to maintain strict military control because of this dangerous demographic issue.
What is having more slaves than citizens?
After the Peloponnesian Wars weakened the Greek city-states, this kingdom to the north eventually conquered portions of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
This ancient Greek scientist is known today as the “Father of Medicine.”
Who is Hippocrates?
On a timeline of Greek history, this major war occurred after the Golden Age but before Alexander the Great ruled.
What is the Peloponnesian War?