5 Themes
Greece is a peninsula on the southern part of Europe that juts out into the Mediterranean Sea. It is separated from Italy by the Adriatic Sea.
Where is Greece located?
The Greeks had many ______s, half _____s, and beings with special or ____like powers
Who or what were the Greek gods?
A ______is an independent unit made up of one city and the surrounding villages and farmland.
What is a city-state?
As far as we know, other than in Sparta, women had no rights.
What rights did women have?
A series of athletic contests in which each city-state would send its best athletes to compete. These events were running, weight lifting (lifting stones), discus, javelin and others.
What were the Greek Olympics?
A ______ is a piece of land that has water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
The Greeks used their gods and myths to explain naturally occurring events, and since Greek gods loved to meddle in human events, the Greeks could explain some human behavior as the result of interaction with the gods.
Why were the Greek gods important?
There was no one government. Each city-state had its own type of government with its own laws, money, customs and mores.
Who ruled the many city-states in ancient Greece?
Usually people captured in battle or raids with other cities or outside Greece were made into ________.
Who were slaves in Ancient Greece?
Once every four years.
How often were the Olympic competitions held?
Having easy access to water was very important. Water provides a very easy way to travel and trade. Travel by boat is faster and easier than travel by land. The Greeks became great sailors.
Greece is made up of many peninsulas. How did this affect its development?
_____ is a tale using supernatural beings or powers to explain some naturally occurring event or trait in people.
What is a myth?
Several of the Greek city-states had a _________ for a government. The most famous of these was Athens.
Which city-states had democracy?
Children were expected to help around the household. Girls were taught to cook and weave by their mothers. Boys learned a trade like farming, metal work, brick maker etc.
What did children do all day?
In the ancient Greek city-state of Olympia.
Where did the competitions take place?
The mountains and hills provided great natural defensive barriers. But they also cut the cities off from each other. Thus the Greeks developed the city-state.
Besides having lots of coastline, Greece has a very hilly and mountainous interior. How did this affect its development?
The myths gave the Greek people a common language, common history, common heroes, and a common religion.
Why were the Greek myths important to the development of ancient Greece as a civilization?
Every Athenian man was expected to take part in the government. Each year 500 were chosen to be the government. However, every decision was voted on by the Athenian citizens who were in attendance at the Assembly when the vote was taken.
How did democracy work in Athens?
If the family was wealthy they would send the boys to school. Along reading, writing, math, and science, tutors had students memorize speeches and stories. Girls did not go to school outside the house.
Did kids go to school?
The mighty Zeus, king of all the gods.
The games were held in honor of which god?
A_______is an area of land that is dominated by one large city with enough land around it to provide food for its people. It has its own government and ways of life.
What is a city-state?
Many myths were retold over and over, because the story was so good. But any storyteller might create a new adventure for the gods or might change a story slightly to make it more interesting to his listeners.
How did the ancient Greek storytellers all know the same myths?
Only men born in Athens could be _______s of Athens. Women and slaves had no rights.
Who was an Athenian citizen?
Yes, dogs were often ________ as well as working animals. The Greeks made ______ of birds and other animals.
Did the Greeks keep pets?
A wreath of laurel leaves worn about the head.
What did the winner of the Olympics get?