Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
Name at least two of the three geographic features effected how Ancient Greece developed.
Mountains, seas, poor farmland
God of Thunder
Zeus
God of War
Ares
A political construct usually ruled by an emperor.
Empire
Which main city state in Ancient Greece treated women more poorly
Athens
What kind of land form is Greece?
A peninsula
God of the Ocean
Poseidon
God of Underworld
Hades
What is the name for the high part of a city-state in Greece with protective walls?
The Acropolis
What were the two categories in which people had to belong to vote in Athens?
Male and Citizen of Athens
Because it was hard to farm, the Greeks became very good at what? Name one of them.
Trading and sailing
Was very important in Ancient Greece. Productivity was low, however.
Agriculture
God of Wisdom
Athena
What is the Agora?
Public space in Ancient Greece
What is the name for the famous building overlooking Athens?
The Parthenon
List two things women in Athens were not allowed to do:
Leave the house by themselves, talk to men that were not in their family, vote, inherit property or money, chose who they want to marry, have a job
List three ways that the modern world is influenced by the Greeks:
Art/Architecture, Democracy, Philosophy/Rational Thinking, math/science
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Tyranny
In which men make the decisions
Patriarchy
What would happen to babies in Sparta if they were deemed unfit/weak?
They would be thrown off a cliff and left to die.
Were members of rich families who owned large farms and were politically powerful
Aristocrats
God of Archery and Music
Apollo