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Famous Greeks
Government
City-States
Daily Life
Geography
100
Greek teacher that was said to have "corrupted the youth" of Athens.
Socrates
100
America has a ___________ democracy, while ancient Athens had a __________ democracy.
representative, direct
100
What is the center of a Greek polis that normally was the highest ground?
Acropolis
100
A Slave in Sparta was called?
Helot
100
The major seas that surround Greece are?
Mediterranean, Aegean, Ionian
200
Wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars, and wanting future generations (people) to learn from the mistakes of the past.
Thucydides
200
What is the large body of government that included all free adult males over the age of 20 in Athens?
Assembly
200
The lower land of a polis where the shops, home, and gymnasium were built.
Agora
200
What is the highest social class in ancient Greece?
Aristocrat
200
Greece is known for ____________ terrain.
Rugged or mountains
300
Many of his ideas of geometry are still taught today.
Euclid
300
What is the government known for the rule of the few or by the wealthy aristocracy?
Oligarchy
300
What city-state used conquest and the phalanx to expand their territory and power in ancient Greece?
Sparta
300
Boys at the age of 7 in Sparta would be taught _________ skills, while boys in other city-states were taught how to ___________?
military reading, writing, or philosophy
300
Greece is known for its _____________ climate.
Mediterranean or mild
400
His writings became a part of the Greek identity known for values like courage and valor.
Homer
400
In Athens democracy the ____________ helped decide what issues or laws the members of the assembly should vote on.
Council
400
What is the city-state known for its art, philosophy and large naval fleets?
Athens
400
Who ran the house, bought food and managed the slaves in ancient Greece?
Women
400
Less then __________ of the land could be used for farming.
one quarter
500
Greek philosopher known for his study of plants, animals, government, poetry and drama?
Aristotle
500
The real political power in Sparta was with the five wealthy aristocrats in the government called?
Ephors
500
A Greek felt what when his or her city-state did well in war or the Olympics?
pride
500
Male citizens in Athens would spend most of their day doing what type of activities?
Reading, playing music, and government
500
Greece's main crops are _________ and __________.
olives and grapes