Geography of Greece
What land form is Greece?
Peninsula
What type of government is ruled by a king
Monarchy
What was the currency
A coin with an owl on it
What did Sparta use as currency
Iron bars
What was one type of food that they grew in Greece?
A tyrant typically had the support of...
the peasants
Did women or slaves have rights?
NO
Did women have more rights in Sparta or Athens?
By boat
The word meaning a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
Aristocrat
Did Athens do a lot of farming or trading? Why?
Trading and answers may vary
What was the name of Sparta's council?
Council of Elders
Name 2 places that Greece colonized
Italy, Carthage, Macedonia, Africa
A few hold the power
Oligarchy
What was Athen's government and what name of the ruling body?
"democracy" and council of 500
What were the two ways you would earn a grave stone in Sparta?
1. Died in war
2. Died in childbirth
Name three resources that the Greece traded for
gold, grain, silver, timber, iron, wool
Name two pros and one con for democracy
What did Athens believe the purpose of education was?
What did Sparta believe the purpose of education was?
To produce men and women who could protect the city-state