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Geography of Greece
Greek City-States
Conflict in Ancient Greece
Alexander the Great
Philosophers and Inventions
100
Greece was not one united, or unified country because it was full of _________________.
Mountains
100
What did men and women usually do in the agoras?
Women filled their pots with water in public fountains. Men shopped in the marketplace.
100
What cities fought in the Trojan War? Who fought against whom?
The Greeks (Athens and Sparta) against the Trojans.
100
Why did Alexander become king when he was 20 years old?
His father, King Phillip II, was murdered.
100
This group of people in Greece believed that is was possible to explain why things happen in nature rather than attribute events to gods and goddesses.
Greek philosophers
200
Greece is located in what continent? Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa
Europe
200
Walls 20 feet thick surrounded this early city-state in Greece. The people of this city were known to capture ships and take their plunder.
Mycenea
200
The story of the Trojan war is told in the Iliad. Who wrote the Iliad?
Homer
200
Name two of the Empires that Alexander conquered.
Persia, Syria, Phoenicia, Egypt
200
Name one of the three most important philosophers in Greek history.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
300
Name one of the seas that surrounds Greece.
Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea
300
What Greek city-state developed democracy?
Athens
300
According to legend, a warrior named Pheidippides ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens. Why was he running?
He needed to spread the news that the Greeks had defeated the Persians.
300
After the death of Alexander, a new civilization developed from a blend of Greek and Asian cultures. What was this period called?
Hellenistic Age
300
He was the father of medicine.
Hippocrates
400
Describe the climate of Greece.
Mild, rained in the winter, hot in the summer
400
In which Greek city-state did women have more rights? Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
400
After the Delian League was formed, Spartan opposed Athens. This led to a war between Sparta and Athens. What was the war called?
Peloponnesian War
400
One of the cities that Alexander the Great founded in Egypt became one of the greatest center of trade and learning. What was the name of the city?
Alexandria
400
The Greek inventor who improved simple machines such as pulleys, screws, and levers.
Archimedes
500
Name two crops that the Greeks grew and used to trade
grapes, olives, barley
500
Which Greek city-state only allowed healthy infants to live?
Sparta
500
Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian War?
A plague broke out in Athens and killed many people.
500
How did the Hellenistic culture affect Greek civilization?
Hellenistic culture brought Greek civilization to many lands and influenced laws, architecture, and the works read by young people.
500
This Greek mathematician started a school that led to the development to geometry. He is also famous for the Pythagoras theorem.
Pythagoras