Vocab. 1
Ancient Greece
City-State and democracy
Sparta and Athens
Vocab 2.
100
Peninsula
A body of land that has water on three sides
100
Mount Olympus
The Greeks believed____________ was the home of the major gods and godesses
100
Monarchy
What was the earliest form of government in Greece?
100
Building that served as housing for boys being trained in the military
What is a barrack?
100
Long poems about a hero's adventures
What is an epic?
200
Metal objects invented in Anatolia about 650 B.C for use of trade
What is a coin?
200
Fable
A___________ is a short story, usually involving animals, that teaches a moral lesson
200
Political unit made up of a city and its surrounding land
What is a city-state?
200
Direct Democracy
Type of government that developed in Athens over time
200
City-state of ancient Greece, noted for its democratic form of government
What are Athens?
300
Meditteranean
What is the large sea that is south of Greece?
300
A story that people tell to explain beliefs about their world
What is a myth
300
Democracy
Which government allows citizens to make their own political decisions?
300
To be tough, emotionally and physically
What did Spartan society expect of women?
300
City-state of ancient Greece,noted for its militarism
Who were the Spartans?
400
Isthmus
What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger masses of land
400
Trojan war
the iliad portrays events during which war?
400
A person who is loyal to his or her country
What is a citizen?
400
20 years old
How old would people have to be until they could serve in the army?
400
Plain near Athens
What is a marathon
500
Olive oil
What is One of the surplus good that Greece traded for products such as timber, animal hides, and nuts?
500
Olympics, and Zeus
What happened every four years and who did it honor?
500
Did not include all citizens who lived in the city-state
What way was Athens democracy limited?
500
Monarchy, oligarchy, and part democracy, also ruled with 2 kings and 5 supervisors
How was Spartan government structured?
500
Enterprise in which goods are manufactured from raw materials
What is an industry?