Vocab
a place you would go to know the future
oracle
How did they honor their gods?
building temples
What job did the helots do?
farm work
Who was the Parthenon built for?
Athena
Why did the city-states develop different cultures?
Because of the natural barriers (ex. mountains and seas)
their marketplace
agora
Who wrote the scary sea monster stories in The Odyssey?
Homer
Being isolated due to the mountains impacted their __________________ (way of life)
culture
Who could vote?
all citizens
Greece is made up of what landforms?
mountains and peninsulas
a great area of land ruled by one person
empire
A word to describe the gods meaning "to live forever"
immortal
a slave that was captured by Spartans
helot
What was the first type of government?
aristocracy
True or False? Greece had a lot of farmland
False
a piece of land almost surrounded by water
peninsula
Who was the philosopher who encouraged others to think?
Socrates
Could women take part in politics?
yes
Who was considered a citizen?
free men that were born in Athens
What continent is Greece a part of?
Europe
taxes collected from weak city-states to powerful ones
tribute
Why did they grow olives and grapes?
They didn't take up that much room.
How did they receive their wealth?
By stealing from others and using helots
The paintings on the walls around the city were known as
frescos
When did they start colonizing and trading?
When they became overpopulated