Ancient Greece pt.1

Ancient Greece pt.1

Ancient Greece Basics

• Formed as a collection of city-states on the islands and peninsulas of Southern Europe on the Mediterranean.

• Most of the city-states were isolated from each other by mountains, rivers, or on islands.

Myceneans

• First Greek civilization

• Monarchy

Early Greek Culture and Religion

• Developed polytheism

• Passed down history and religion through oral tradition and epic poems like The Iliad and The Odyssey as composed by Homer.

Multiple Choice

What was the first Greek civilization?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Mycenae

City-States

• A city-state is a city and it's surrounding area under its control.

• In Ancient Greece the city-state was centered around the polis. The highest fortified point was called the acropolis. Near the acropolis was the market, or agora.

Multiple Choice

The Greek city-state was centered around this term:

• polis

• acropolis

• agora

• Parthenon

Different governments in city-states

• Tyranny was a government in which a tyrant seized power by force.

• Democracy is a government controlled by the people.

• Oligarchy is rule by a few powerful people.

Democracy

• Can be either Direct or Indirect/Representative.

• Direct Democracy is one person, one vote, and you vote on every issue.

• Indirect or Representative Democracy means you vote for someone to represent or vote for you.

Multiple Choice

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

Multiple Choice

On what continent is Greece located?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

Multiple Choice

The Greeks were the first to create this form of government.

• Republic
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy

Multiple Choice

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on 3 sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?

• Mountians
• lots of coastline
• peninsulas and islands
• vast open plains