Greek Geography
What makes much of Greece a peninsula?
Water on 3 sides.
Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?
oligarch
Both boys and girls got military training in what city-state?
Sparta
Why did King Darius ask for presents of Greek earth and water?
Such gifts would mean that the Greeks had accepted Persian rule.
Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?
They each wanted more land.
What is a reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil?
They could grow olive trees in a small space.
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
A small group held the most power.
Where would a 12-year-old Athenian girl most likely get her education?
From her Mother.
Although Persian kings were tolerant to those under their rule, they still demanded that people
Pay tribute
What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?
Shortage of farmland.
Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?
It was close to the sea.
Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?
rich men who had land from their families
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
The council of Elders
What happened at the Battle of Thermopylae?
The Persians defeated the Spartans.
A good loca on to start an ancient Greek colony would have had this...
A natural harbor
How did the Greek mountains affect communication?
They isolated communities.
What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?
laws that favored the rich
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states.
Why was the Battle of Plataea important?
It ended the Greco-Persian wars.
How did ancient Greek colonies affect other places?
They spread the Greek culture over a wide area.
Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?
They relied on the sea for trade and travel.
Why were some tyrants well liked? and
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
They made laws that improved people's lives.
military force
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.
After the Persians burned Athens to the ground, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
They used their navy.
What are three places from which mainland Greece imported trade goods?
Italy, Egypt, France, Phoenicia, Carthage,