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
What is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
Walled fortresses
Why did the Greeks establish colonies around the Meditteranean Sea?
to increase wealth through trade and to get resources
God of Thunder
Zeus
Rule of a few, usually wealthy
Oligarchy
Which main city state in Ancient Greece treated women more poorly
Athens
What two geographic features effected how Ancient Greece developed?
Mountains and seas.
What did they do in the Assembly of Ancient Greece?
Debated and voted on laws
God of the Ocean
Poseidon
Rule of One
Monarchy
Rule of many
Democracy
What kind of land form is Greece?
A peninsula
Why do modern countries elect politicians?
Population is too big for a direct democracy, so we need representatives
God of Underworld
Hades
All citizen participate directly in government
Direct Democracy
Who were citizens in Athens?
Free Males over the age of 18 who's father's were born in Athens
What is the Agora?
Public space in Ancient Greece
What would happen to babies in Sparta if they were deemed unfit/weak?
They would be thrown off a cliff and left to die.
God of War
Ares
Someone who has the right to participate in government
What type of Government did Athens first practice?
Monarchy
Because it was hard to farm, the Greeks became very good at what?
Trading, fishing, and sailing
What was the name of the war between Sparta and Athens?
Peloponnesian War
God of Wisdom
Athena
Government where representatives are chosen
Representative Democracy
Who were the Arts most important too?
Athens
What is the Acropolis?
Fortress on a high hill
What were the major goods produced in Greece?
Olives
Olive Oil
Wine
Pottery
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
Rule by Force - sometimes cruel and harsh
Tyranny
How old do citizens have to be to vote? Even in Ancient Greece
18
Who were the Minoans?
expert shipbuilders from Crete
True or False: Athenian women had more rights than Spartan women.
God of Archery and Music
Apollo