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Vocabulary
Mythology
Government
Geography
100
What is a city state?
A self governing city
100
What is a myth?
A made up story that explains something about the natural world.
100
What is a citizen?
A person who has rights and responsibilities to their country or community.
100
Greece is made up of mostly this type of land-form?
Mountains
200
This sporting event is held every four years and was a way of uniting the people of Greece
Olympics
200
Who were the Olympians?
The 12 main gods and goddesses of ancient Greece
200
Who was allowed to be a citizen in ancient Greece?
Only men
200
Why was trade between Greece and surrounding areas easy?
Greece was surrounded by seas
300
What were the Persian Wars?
A series of wars between Greece and Persia
300
Where did they Olympians live?
Mt. Olympus
300
What is a Democracy?
Government that is ruled by the people
300
Greece is know for growing one of these two agricultural goods...
Grapes and olives
400
This temple was built in honor of the Greek goddess Athena
The Parthenon
400
Who was the King and Queen of the gods and goddesses?
Zeus and Hera
400
Athens established the world's first __________________
Democracy
400
Since Greece was very mountainous it was not good for _____________________
farming
500
This Greek city state believed that physical strength and training was very important
Sparta
500
Why did the Greeks offer prayers, gifts and sacrifices to the gods?
So the gods would protect them
500
Each __________________________ in Greece remained independent from each other and was governed separately
City state
500
Winters in Greece are mild and wet and the summers are....
Warm and dry