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Ancient Greece Random Questions
Athens vs. Sparta
Ancient Greece Potpourri
100
Greek Marketplace
Agora
100
A government where ONE person rules over the people
Monarchy or Dictatorship?
100
What physical landforms cover Greece?
mountains
100
This was the place where the Greeks believed the gods/goddesses lived and had palaces
Mount Olympus
100
The city-state of Sparta valued the military and warfare. What did the city-state of Athens value?
Athens valued the arts and education
100
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia
200
A Spartan slave in Ancient Greece.
Helot
200
A type of government where a few wealthy people have control over society
Oligarchy
200
What continent is Greece located in?
Europe
200
Stories that were created about the gods and goddesses to explain the world
Myths
200
Sparta had a military oligarchy. What type of government did Athens have?
Direct Democracy (only citizens could participate)
200
What event took place every 4 years to honor the God Zeus?
the Olympics
300
The time period at the end of the Mycenaean Civilization around 1100 BC
Dark Ages
300
Who was typically considered a citizen in the ancient Greek city-states?
Free men, over 18, and from that city-state
300
Since the ancient Greeks did not rely on farming, what did they rely on instead to meet their needs?
They traded, fished, and conquered others (created colonies)
300
Ancient Greek Foot Soldier
Hoplite
300
Boys in Sparta and Athens started school age at 7. What did their education focus on?
Boys in Athens learned reading, writing, math, and public speaking.
Boys in Sparta began their military training, which was very intense and dangerous
300
The Greek city-states believed they should always remain independent and not be united under one ruler and as a result they grew up isolated and separate from each other. Despite their independence, they still shared enough in common for historians to consider all of them Greek. What two things did the Greek city-states have in common with each other?
1. same language
2. worshipped the same gods/goddesses
400
It means "high city"; the highest part of a Greek city-state
Acropolis
400
Four types of government that were present in Ancient Greece.
Monarchy, Democracy, Oligarchy, and Tyranny
400
Greece is mostly made up of peninsulas and islands, which means they have lots of water around them. Name of the 3 seas that surround Greece
Aegean Sea (E)
Mediterranean Sea (S)
Ionian Sea (N)
400
Two forms of drama were developed in Ancient Greece.
Comedies and Tragedies
400
Sparta valued women much more than Athens. Why did Sparta think women were important to Spartan society?
Spartans believed that...
1. Strong women raised strong Spartan children
2. Spartan women needed training too because they might have to help defend Sparta if the men were at war
400
Label the Greek columns below
A - Doric
B - Ionic
C - Corinthian
500
A person who studies knowledge, reality, and existence.
Philosopher
500
Reason why separate governments developed in Ancient Greece.
Geography of the land kept them separate with little contact with each other.
500
A form of discussion by asking and answering questions to engage in critical thinking. By doing so, it will illuminate useful ideas.
Socratic Method
500
Physical fitness was of the utmost importance in this city-state.
Sparta
500
List the name of the alliance league created by Athens and Sparta following the conclusion of the Persian War
Athens - Delian League
Sparta - Peloponnesian League
500
A literary genre that inclues a hero on an adventurous journey.
Epic