SS Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

Vocabulary

100

A small piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land is called a(n)

isthmus 

200

What is the difference between a myth and a legend?

A myth is often focused on gods or goddesses. Legends are often based on humans.

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! 

Name the 3 types of government found in ancient Greece and briefly describe them. 

Oligarchy-rule by a group of aristocrats

Monarchy-rule by a king or queen

Democracy-the people can vote on government issues 

400

Polis is the Greek word for 

city-state

500

Children in Athens would often learn lessons about behavior through

fables 

Government

100

In ancient Greece, a citizen is...

male, over 18, born in the city-state where they can vote 

200

Sparta's government during wartime 

2 kings ruled together

300

An oligarchy is...

a government ruled by a group of people making big decisions together 

400

The assembly is a group of citizens that...

vote on ideas presented by the elders. They help make important decisions by voting.

500

A tyrant 

is a ruler who took over by force and is known to rule with unfair and rigorous rules. 

Success

100

Discovered a way to measure triangles after stating that the would could be understood through numbers

Pythagoras 

200

Illness comes from nature and not a curse

Hippocrates

300

Writers of comedy and tragedy plays

Aristophanes and Sophocles 

400

Named a city in Egypt after himself as he traveled to build his empire

Alexander the Great

500

Discovered that the world is made up of atoms 

Democritus

True or False

100

Spartans were known as people to discuss to solve their problems. True or False?

FALSE! ALL OF THE FALSE! 

Spartans were a military state and were focused on the honor of their families, their home, and themselves. 

200

Athena was the patron goddess of Sparta because she felt the Spartans needed to simmer down and focus more on education of academic subjects. 

FALSE. Athena was the patron goddess of Athens. Ares was the patron god of Sparta. 

300

Which city-state did not support trade because they were unwilling to accept new ideas from foreigners?

Sparta

400

If you lived here, boys would go to school until the age of 14 and then possibly have a tutor. Less wealthy families would send their sons to be apprentices while daughters were educated at home. 

Athens

500

Which products would commonly be traded in Greece?

Olive Oil, Wine, Bread, Pottery

Geography

100

The northern part of Greece is called the 

Balkan Peninsula 

200

Sparta is located on which part of Greece?

Peloponnesus (south) 

300

Athens is located (north/south) of Sparta?

north

400

Which sea is to the east of Greece?

Aegean Sea 

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What was one of the main reasons the Greek city-states were independent? 

AND 

name one other reason city-states would fight.

Mountains go in the way, so it was hard to communicate. 

City-states would fight over limited land resources like iron ore, water, etc and over good farming land