ANCIENT GREECE REVIEW What continent is Greece located
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ANCIENT GREECE REVIEW
What continent is Greece located on? Europe
Name two seas that border Greece The Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea
What was the landscape like that the Ancient Greek civilization was rooted in? A rocky landscape surrounded by the sea. Also made up of over 400 islands
What is the biggest of the islands? Crete
Workers hauled 20, 000 tons of marbel and took 15 years to build this The Parthenon
What is a harbor? A sheltered place along a coast
What is the name of the peninsula we learned about shaped like a giant hand reaching towards Crete? Peloponnesus
Greek merchants competed with traders from… Phoenicia
What were the names of the two earliest civilizations in Ancient Greece… Minoans and Mycenaeans
Name at least three crops Greek farmers grew • • Wheat Barley Olives grapes
Why did sailing become such an important part of life in Greece? Because farmers could not produce big grain surpluses and land was hard to travel on
What is a Polis? The Greek word for communities that revolve around one city
Name the two major cities we learned about in this chapter and give me two facts about each of them. Athens and Sparta Athens was ruled by a type of government called an Democracy. They also had a strong Navy. They became very wealthy during the “Golden Age” Colonies paid their navy for protection. Sparta had a strong military and once joined with Athens to defeat the Persians but eventually became jealous of Athens’ power and defeated them as well.
What is a democracy? A Greek word meaning “Ruled by the people”
What did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans ? Pottery Making
What is the name of the Mountain in Northern Greece where the most powerful Gods were said to live? Mount Olympus
What was the Acropolis? The religious center of Athens located high above the city
At what age did Spartan men enter the army? 20
What is an Agora? Served both as a market place and meeting place
Spartan men could return to their homes when they were? 30
What do you call a person who has certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community? Citizen
Early Greeks made their living by doing what types of jobs? Trading, fishing, raising goats and sheep
What is an Oligarchy? When a small group of the richest, most powerful citizens controlled decision making.
The acropolis was built around the original one of these. Fort
The Dark ages in Ancient Greece were a time when people forgot how to. . . Read and Write. They forgot their language because they only had time for survival.
Could not leave home without a male relative. Athenian Women
The ancient Greek Alphabet came from? . Phoenician Alphabet
What is a tyrant? Ruled with total authority and usually by force
This city-state focused on the military Sparta
True or false: Sparta was Greece’s largest city-state and was a strong military power. True
Mycenaeans could pay their taxes in Wheat, Livestock, or honey
What is a democracy? Citizens vote to make decisions
True or False? The Olympic games were first held nearly 3, 000 years ago in Ancient Greece True
What was the Acropolis? The religious center for Athens located high above the city
Who fought in the Peloponnesian war? Sparta and Athens along with allies
The Parthenon sits on the highest point of the Acropolis and was built as a temple for… Athena
Who could be citizens of Greek city-states? Free ~ native born ~ land-owning ~ men
In a democracy, who makes the decisions? All the people
The End Be familiar with everything on the review sheet that was given to you. Go dunkirkcsd. org – Mrs Michalski – Ancienct Greece to study this slide show at home. Also listed are movies and other review notes. Study a lot! Test is Friday! The next questions are preview of what is to come
What do you call a lawmaking body of government? assembly
Who was Homer? A Greek poet who wrote stories describing Greece’s past
Who was Pericles? An Athenian leader who thought poor as well as rich should be able to take part in government.
What do you call a group of citizens that are chosen to hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law? Jury
What did Socrates teach his students? Philosophy is the search for wisdom and the right way to live
Who was Plato? A famous philosopher
Provide two facts about Alexander the Great • • He was a student of Aristotle He spread Greek language and tradition He was king of Macedonia and set out to conquer Persia City of Alexandria was created and named after him
The statue of Zeus t Olympia, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus at Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Pyramids of Giza, and Hanging Gardens of Babylon are all part of… The Seven Wonders of The Ancient World
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