Ancient Greeks Term 1
A city state with its own government.
What is Polis
what is any cities name
Athens Sparta Thebes
Ancient Greeks lived near sea so they became excellent ?
Sailors.
What type of Government was established by ancient Greece?
Democracy
what were the temples for
they were for the gods and a place for them to live
A member of the city state who has legal rights.
Citizen
what is the most powerful major city in ancient Greece
It is Sparta
they could not farm so they grew only a few crops like
Grapes and olives
who was the strongest ancient greek god
Zeus
when was the first ancient greek temple built
800 B.C
a political power held by a small group of people
Oligarchy
Name any other city state apart from Sparta and Athens
Corinth, Cretes, Delphi, Thebes
What was an highest Part of the city/Poleis__.
Acropolis
He was the son of Zeus , half God half human.
Hercules
why were the temples built on hills
because the greeks thought that the gods would need to go back to earth
is a political system where citizens makes decision
Direct Democracy
membership in a state who gives people rights
Citizenship
what were the main characteristics to Greek religions
multiplicity supreme Gods / Polytheistic
What does philosophy mean in Greek?
Love of Wisdom.
did the temples have roofs
yes
democracy where people elect the representative to make decisions
Representative Democracy
what are two major city states
Athens and Sparta
Greek was between ____Sea and ___Sea.
Mediterranean and Aegean
Name two of the main philosophers.
Plato and Aristotle
why are the temples facing east
because they wanted them to faces the sun