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100
How did Greece's geography influence city states and trade?
Greece was located near the sea and therefore was used as a source of food, transportation, and a way of trading with others.
100
The Greek people living in city-states thought of themselves as
What is residents of the city-state not as Greeks.
100
How were the Mycenaeans different fro the Minoans?
What is Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland.
100
Since traveling by land was difficult, the Greeks had to become?
What is become expert ship builders.
100
Describe the geography of Greece.
What is a rocky, mountainous land.
200
Explain the difference between Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Which do we use in the U.S. and why?
Rep. Dem.: elected officials run the government for the citizens. Dir. De.: all citizens participate in the government. U.S. uses a rep. dem., too many people living in U.S. for all to participate.
200
This group built an advanced society on the island of Crete.
Who are the Minoans.
200
Democracy worked the best under which ruler?
Who is Pericles.
200
How is Greek mythology part of today's popular culture?
What is sports teams are named after Greek mythology.
200
This is a poem set to music.
What is a lyric poem?
300
Who is Aesop and what are fables? Give an example of one of Aesop's fables and its meaning.
Aesop: most famous fable writer. Fables: stories that teach a lesson, moral, or give advice on how to live. Tortoise and the Hare, Boy Who Cried Wolf, Ants and Grasshopper, Donkey and Horse.
300
How did the people of Athens respond to Draco's laws?
What is they thought the laws were too strict.
300
How did the Greeks apply the Ilia and the Odyssey in everyday life?
What is by trying to follow the examples of the heroes in the stories.
300
Period of warfare and disorder in Greece is referred to as what?
What is the Greek Dark Age.
300
Juries have an odd number of members for what reason?
What is to prevent ties.
400
How was Athenian government ruled before democracy?
Athens was ruled by kings, aristocrats, tyranny, and oligarchy before it became a democracy.
400
What led to the end of the of the Minoan civilization?
What is a volcanic eruption.
400
Type of government where the people rule.
What is democracy.
400
Citizens elect officials to make laws is an example of what type of government?
What is a representative democracy.
400
The mainland of Greece is what type of geographical feature?
What is a peninsula.
500
Why did the Greeks feel the need to create city-states?
City-states were created to combine small groups of people for stability and protection.
500
This is a small city-state?
What is a polis?
500
How can one tell that the Greeks have influenced our language?
What is many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology.
500
Greek myths were stories that explained what?
What is to explain why natural or historical events happened.
500
Government in which only a few people have power.
What is an oligarchy.