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100
What affect did mountains have on Greek communities?
What is isolation?
100
How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
What is direct democracy, all citizens (free, land owning, males) shared ruling power?
100
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
What is Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states?
100
One of the greatest achievements of Greek sculptors was ___________?
What is lifelike statues in natural poses?
100
Why did ancient Greek communities trade?
What is to get goods needed; food, farmland, and raw materials?
200
The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because _______________.
What is traveling on land and the mountains was difficult?
200
How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
What is direct democracy (citizens voted directly on all issues) vs. representative democracy (elected officials vote for citizens they represent)?
200
What scientific ideas were introduced in ancient Greece?
What is the Earth moves around the sun?
200
Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?
What is to let athletes go to the Olympics?
200
Which feature of Athen's geography most affected its economy?
What is close to the sea?
300
Suppose an advisor told a farmer, "You could grow more crops by using irrigation." What would the farmer most likely reply?
What is we do not have a big enough inland river?
300
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
What is direct democracy (people rule themselves)?
300
How did the philosopher Aristotle affect the modern study of plants and animals?
What is he devised a system to divide them into groups?
300
Which feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
What is surrounded mountains?
400
What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?
What is shortage of farmland and and natural resources?
400
Athens paid salaries to men who held public office. How did that affect the growth of democracy?
What is helped democracy by enabling people who were not rich to work for the government?
400
How are theaters today like the ones in ancient Greece?
What is rows rise so people can see and hear?
400
What ideas about American democracy come from ancient Greece?
What is people have a say in government, citizens vote on issues, juries of citizens?
500
A good location to start an ancient Greek colony would have had ___________?
What is natural harbors, farmland, friendly people.
500
What influence from ancient Greece is visible in the government buildings and monuments in Washington D.C.?
What is colums, friezes, pediments?
500
What are some ways the modern Olympics are like those of ancient Greece?
What is athletes lights the flame, events, held every four years?
500
How is ancient Greek democracy different from American democracy today?
What is in Greece all citizens voted on every issue and in America we elect representatives to vote on issues?