Ancient Greece Review

Ancient Greece Review

Geography and Early Greeks

• Important Geographical Features: mountains and sea

• Because the Greeks lived by the sea, they learned how to sail and fish and trade.

• Greek city-states were built on hills called an acropolis

• They were built on hills so that they could see their enemies from far away. It helped to protect the city-state.

Multiple Choice

What kinds of geographic features are in Greece?

• mountains and desert

• mountains and sea

• sea and rainforest

• sea and sky

Multiple Choice

How did the sea help shape early Greek society?

• They learned how to sail, fish, and trade

• The sea helped them to learn how to swim

• The sea gave them water

• The sea helped them realize that they need chariots

Open Ended

Why do you think the Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis?

Glory of Athens

• Oligarchy-a few people rule over many people

• Tyranny-a leader (tyrant) rules by force

• Democracy-Rule by the people

• Athens tried a few different kinds of government, and finally decided on democracy.

• Democracy allowed every person to be a part of making the laws.

Multiple Choice

Tyranny

• Few people rule over many

• Rule by force

• Rule by the people

• Rule by the gods

Multiple Choice

Democracy

• Few people rule over many

• Rule by force

• Rule by the people

• Rule by the gods

Multiple Choice

Oligarchy

• Few people rule over many

• Rule by force

• Rule by the people

• Rule by the gods

Open Ended

What is a disadvantage (bad thing) about allowing every person to help make the laws?

Athens and Sparta

• Athens and Sparta were both city-states in Greece

• Athens valued education, the arts, and thinking

• Sparta valued having a strong military and being courageous.

Multiple Choice

This city-state valued education and the arts

• Athens

• Sparta

Multiple Choice

This city-state valued having a strong military

• Athens

• Sparta

Greek Mythology and Literature

• Greeks didn't know the same science that we know today, so they created myths.

• Myths were stories about the gods (or heroes) that explained why things happened in the world.

• Greeks also wrote fables, stories that taught a lesson

Open Ended

What's the difference between myths and fables?

Important Greeks

• Socrates-his method of teaching involved asking a lot of questions. People didn't like it so they killed him.

• Plato-the student of Socrates. He started a school called The Academy.

• Aristotle-the student of Plato. He created groups for animals and plants that are similar.

Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I was the student of Socrates. I started a school called The Academy.

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Multiple Choice

Who am I? I always asked my students a lot of questions. People thought it was crazy so they killed me.

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Multiple Choice

Who am I? I created groups for plants and animals that are similar.

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

The Olympics

• The original Olympics were held to honor the god Zeus.

• All the city-states in Greece agreed to keep the competitors and audience safe during the time of the Olympics.

• The men competed naked, so the women weren't allowed to watch.

Multiple Choice

True or False.

Men competed naked.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False.

The original Olympics was help to honor Apollo

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This city-state valued education and the arts

• Athens

• Sparta