VOCABULARY
GOVERNMENT
GEOGRAPHY
FARMING
MISCELLANEOUS
100
An area of land nearly surrounded by water.
What is a peninsula?
100
A person with certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country or community.
What is a citizen?
100
The continent where Greece is located.
What is Europe?
100
One challenge for ancient Greek farmers.
What is there was little farmable land available?
100
Describe Greece's geography using 2 adjectives.
What is hilly and rocky land?
200
A sheltered place along a coast.
What is a harbor?
200
The type of government in which a small group of citizens control decision-making
What is an oligarchy?
200
The large peninsula where Sparta was located?
What is the Peloponnesus?
200
Name two groups of animals that the ancient Greeks raised.
What are herds of sheep, goats, and cattle?
200
The waterway ancient Greeks used as a "highway."
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
A city-state in ancient Greece.
What is a polis?
300
A government ruled by a king or a queen.
What is a monarchy?
300
The peninsula where Athens was located?
What is Attica?
300
Name two crops that the ancient Greeks grew.
What is wheat, barley, olives and grapes?
300
Greek traders competed with traders from this area.
What is Phoenicia?
400
A large hill where city residents seek shelter and safety.
What is an acropolis?
400
A system of government in which citizens vote to make governmental decisions.
What is a democracy?
400
The largest Greek island.
What is Crete?
400
The crop that became valuable to trade for grain.
What is olive oil?
400
What the city-star of Sparta was known for?
What is strength?
500
A central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place.
What is an agora?
500
The two systems of government practiced in Athens.
What is oligarchy and democracy?
500
A Greek island that is near Turkey.
What is Rhodes?
500
Two major things Greeks shared with other areas.
What are products and ideas?
500
The two groups of people who were not citizens in Greece.
Who are women and slaves?