Geography
Types of Governments
City-States (Athens & Sparta)
Greek Achievements
100

Greece is located on this type of landform, which is surrounded by water on three sides.

Peninsula

100

In this type of government, rule is held by a single monarch, such as a king or queen.

Monarchy

100

This city-state prioritized military discipline, physical fitness, and war above all else.

Sparta

100

Held every four years in honor of Zeus, this athletic tradition originated in ancient Greece.

Olimpics

200

Because Greece is covered by mountains, the ancient Greeks relied on this body of water to trade with neighboring regions.

Mediterranean

200

Meaning "rule by the few," this government system put power in the hands of a small group of wealthy aristocrats.

Oilagary

200

This city-state valued education, philosophy, the arts, and democratic civic life.

Athens

200

What was one aspect of literature the ancient Greeks were the first to do?

Drama, Alphabet, Historical writing

300

The mountainous terrain made unification difficult, causing Greece to develop into independent communities called this.

City-states OR Polis

300

Pioneered in Athens, this form of government allows citizens to vote directly on laws and policies.

(Direct) Democracy 

300

This area acted as the downtown or marketplace in a city-state?

Agora

300

What was a architectural style that originated in ancient Greece.

Columns, decorated walls

400

Due to limited farmland in mainland Greece, what two products did the Greeks become experts in growing?

Olives and Grapes

400

A leader who takes control of a government by force, often with popular support from the common people, is known as this.

Trannry

400

Women in this city-state had significantly more freedom, including the right to own land and participate in physical training.

Sparta

400

Known as the "Father of Medicine," his oath regarding medical ethics is still taken by doctors today

 Hippocrates

500

This major sea lies directly east of mainland Greece and is filled with hundreds of small Greek islands.

Aegean Sea

500

In ancient Athens, this specific group was granted the right to vote and participate in government decision-making.

Man who can own land

500

This area in a city-state was a fortified hill overlooking the city.

Acropolis

500

What famous mathematical theory came from ancient Greece

The Pythagorean Theorem