Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focused more on War?
Sparta
What is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
Walls
Society in which men make the decisions
Patriarchal
God of Thunder
Zeus
Name 3 different myths from Ancient Greece.
Hades and Persephone, Pandora's Box, Prometheus and the Fire, etc.
Women had less freedoms in this city-state.
Athens
Why do you think there was a rise in city-states instead of one big empire?
Mountains and seas. Greece is mountainous with lots of islands. This made travel hard.
List three things women in Athens were not allowed to do:
Leave the house by themselves, talk to men that were not in their family, vote, inherit property or money, chose who they want to marry, have a job
God of the Ocean
Poseidon
What is an agora?
An open area in a polis used for public meetings and markets
What did both Athens and Sparta have in common?
Both dominant city-states.
Slavery, women less valued in society, same religion and language.
What kind of land form is Greece?
A peninsula
Name 3 philosophers of Ancient Greece
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
God of Underworld
Hades
What is oligarchy?
Oligarchy = rule by the few
(Sparta's government)
-- Ruled by aristocracy (privileged/wealthy minority)
Who were considered citizens in Athens?
Free Males
What is a metropolis?
The “mother city” of surrounding colonies
What would happen to babies in Sparta if they were deemed unfit/weak?
They would be thrown off a cliff and left to die.
God of War
Ares
Can you name at least 3 different periods of Ancient Greek history in order?
the Bronze Age, the Dark Ages, the Archaic Period, the Classical Period, and the Hellenistic Period
What type of Government did Athens first practice, before its limited democracy?
Monarchy
Because it was hard to farm, the Greeks became very good at what?
Trading and sailing
Were members of rich families who owned large farms and were politically powerful
Aristocrats
God of Wisdom
Athena
What is the name of a foot soldier in Sparta?
Hoplite
Name at least 3 features of a polis.
Acropolis, temple, agora, city walls, houses, near water, had its own government and laws, etc.
What led to Greek expansion?
Population growth and limited fertile land led to the expansion of Greek colonies around the Mediterranean.
List three ways in which modern society is influenced by the Greeks:
Art/Architecture, Democracy, Philosophy/Rational Thinking, Olympics, myths, etc.
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Tyranny
How old do citizens have to be to vote? Even in Ancient Greece
18
What three continents did Alexander the Great's empire spread across?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
Who was a famous leader of Athens who promoted democracy, arts, and architecture?
Pericles
God of Archery and Music
Apollo