Physical Geography
‘‘The mainland of Greece is a ————————— surrounded by seas.’’
Peninsulas
The first government system was established in Athens when a group of rich landowners, or ———————————.
Aristocrats
What did the Greeks do in an effort to keep the gods happy?
They would build temples
Towns and villages were separated by what?
mountains and/or water
What does the word tyrant mean today?
A ruler who is harsh.
Because of the importance of the seas to Ancient Greek civilization, it is not surprising that many Greeks became ———————————— and ———————.
Shipbuilders, sailors
In the 600s BC, an aristocrat named Draco established a new set of very harsh laws for the Athens. What was one of the harsh laws that was in place during that time?
Loitering was punished with death.
The greatest writer in Ancient Greece was a poet named —————.
Homer
What is the Greek word for city-state?
Polis
Is Homer believed to be one person, or is it possible that Homer was not the only one to take the credit for the poems?
Homer is possibly more than one person.
The —————— Mountains dominate the peninsula on which Greece lays.
Pindus
The Athens created the worlds first —————————.
Democracy
What are two of Aesop’s greatest fables?
The Tortoise and the Hare
The boy who cried wolf
As the threat from outside forces faded away, many Greeks sought to expand trade and gain wealth. They believed it was time for Greece to established --------?
Colonies
By 550 BC, the Greeks had become the greatest ------- in the northern Mediterranean Sea.
Traders
Out of these chooses, which one is false.
1. Several major volcanic eruptions
2. Several insane animal attacks
3. Several major earthquakes
4. Tsunamis
2. Several insane animal attacks
Athens remained a democracy for about 170 years. What ruler did democracy in Athens reach it‘s height?
Pericles
What is the Iliad about?
The Iliad tells about the exploits of the Greek hero’s of the Trojan War.
Name at least one of the major cities and the country that started out as possessions of the Greeks.
Istanbul, Turkey, Marseille, France, and Naples, Italy.
Why did the people of Ancient Greece decide to have separate governments?
They thought that because they saw themselves as separate countries.
Several islands made up Greece. These islands are also quite ———————————.
Mountainous
To encourage people to participate in government, Athenian leaders began to do what people in offices and juries?
They would pay them
What is the Odyssey about?
The Odyssey tells of the 10 year long journey of Odysseus to return home from the Trojan War.
What are the two valuable products that Greek city-states sent to other places?
Olive oil and wine
Bonus: Name all nine planets in order (including Pluto). If you get this right you get double the points!, if you get it wrong then you get minus the double points.)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.