Greece Review Part 3

Ancient Greece

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Multiple Choice

Who won the Greco-Persian Wars?

• the Browns

• the Persians

• the Greeks

• Alexander the Great

Multiple Choice

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

• It was fun to climb.

• The theater was there.

• The Olympic Games were there.

• The gods lived there.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

• Children did not learn to read.

• Children studied sculpture and painting.

• Both boys and girls got military training.

• Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean

Multiple Choice

In Spartan education, reading and writing were not considered as important as

• artistic capabilities.

• military skills.

• philosophical knowledge.

• foreign trade expertise.

Multiple Choice

Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers

• children

• soldiers

• artists

• writers

Multiple Choice

The government of Sparta was

• an oligarchy

• a democracy

• a dictatorship

• a monarchy

Multiple Choice

Because Spartan men were expected to serve in the army for 60 years, who did Sparta rely on to produce the goods they needed?

• slaves and noncitizens

• citizens and women

• young boys and girls

• widows and peasants

Multiple Choice

Greece is located

• in North America

• in China

• in Southern Europe

• in Texas

Multiple Choice

Who won the Greco-Persian War

• the Cleveland Browns

• the Pittsburg Steelers

• the Persians

• the Greeks

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Greece

• Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.

• Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

• Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

When the Persians reached Athens, they

• burned it to the ground.

• turned it into their military base.

• made the Athenians surrender the city.

• required the Athenians to flee the city.

Multiple Choice

Who was the king that divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces?

• King Darius

• King Xerxes

• King Thermopylae

• King Leonidas

Multiple Choice

Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other

• The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

• The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

• The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

• The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.

Multiple Choice

The shortage of good farmland in ancient Greece caused the settlements to

• join with other settlements.

• organize a trade system.

• go to war with each other.

• establish very strict laws.

Multiple Choice

Ancient Greek communities are called

• assemblies

• stations

• city-states

• governments

Multiple Choice

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a king or queen is

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

Multiple Choice

Compared to Spartans, Athenians were more likely to

• spread their own ideas.

• learn from others.

• share their knowledge of art.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The chief role of women in Athens was

• voting in the Assembly.

• managing the home.

• proposing new laws.

• serving as a citizen.

Multiple Choice

An economy is the way in which a community organizes the manufacture and exchange of goods and services. Athens's economy was based on

• farming

• trade

• fishing

• hunting

Multiple Choice

Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other

• The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

• The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

• The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

• The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.

Ancient Greece Geography

Mr. Mains

Open Ended

What is something you know about Ancient Greece and/or what is something you are interested learning about more in terms of Ancient Greece?

Objectives

• Understand the geography of Greece and how it impacted demand for food and supplies for its citizens

• Understand how and why the early colonies were formed

Multiple Choice

On what continent is Greece located?

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

Multiple Choice

Based upon the map, the terrain of Greece is mostly mountainous. About what percentage do you think was mountainous. Remember that 66% of China's geography was mountains.

• 50%

• 66%

• 80%

• 90%

Greece is a peninsula

• What is a peninsula?

• Peninsula: area of land surrounded by 3 bodies of water

• 1) Aegean Sea (east)

• 2) Mediterranean Sea (south)

• 3) Ionian Sea (west)

Multiple Choice

Greece is said to have up to about 6,000 islands with less than 300 of them inhabited (occupied by people)

• True

• False

The climate of Greece

• Hot and dry summers-limits crops

• Only rains (or snows) in the winter

• When hot, rivers would dry up

• Rivers would flood in the winter

• The temps of Ancient Greece & today follow a similar trend

Farming was difficult due to the many hillsides & rocky soil

• Grapes and olives were key

• Are often grown at the same time, same area, similar climate

• Same harvesting time & process

• Olives surround grapes to help with strong winds

• Both are self-pollinators

Grapes & olives couldn't sustain them so what would the people of Greece depend on to get their food? Remember-thousands of islands and a majority of their land is too mountainous

• The coastline & seas

• Because of their dependance on the seas, what are some jobs that were created?

Open Ended

Because of their dependance on the seas, what are some job that were created? Name as many jobs as you can

The seas gave the people an opportunity to become

• Sailors

• Shipbuilders

• Traders

• Fishers

In addition to people using the seas as a means to find food,

• They also began to explore the surrounding areas

• This is one of the reasons why they were able to colonize (send people to settle in a new area)

• This is also another reason how the culture of Greece was able to spread all over this region

Review

• Greece is located in Europe and has a mainland and thousands of islands

• Greeks depended upon the sea for food & resources due to its mountainous terrain and climate

• The dependance upon the sea helped spread Greek culture

Your task

• ​Greece Geography Edpuzzle

• Greece Map will be done in class; quiz on map on Wednesday

Ancient Greece Review

Who Will Be The Champion?

Greece Test

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Multiple Choice

How did Greece’s physical geography influence the economic choices they made as a region?

• They had flat lands that allowed them to trade easily with one another.

• The land is a peninsula that is covered in mountains, so trade was primarily done through sea travel (to both other Greek city-states and outside civilizations).

• There was the Nile River that allowed them to easily travel to other areas like Egypt to trade.

• None of the above.

Multiple Choice

This is another word for an Ancient Greece marketplace.

• agriculture
• farmer's market
• agora
• public square

Multiple Choice

Why did the Greeks participate in the Olympic Games?

• To honor the gods
• To entertain people
• To stay in shape
• To make money

Multiple Choice

True or False:
City-states are dependent cities that have the same government.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Alexander the Great never lost a battle because he had superior (larger) numbers of soldiers than the Persians...

• True, he won all of his battles because he had superior numbers and surrounded his enemies.

• False, he won them because his army was organized and he was a master military strategist. He was often outnumbered.

Multiple Choice

This Philosopher corrupted Athenian youth, and had intense question and answer forums...

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

Multiple Choice

Athens control of the Delian League led to the rising tension between Sparta and Athens, this started the ____________ War

• Thermopylae

• Peloponnesian

• The Last Stand of The 300

• The 25 year Wall War

Multiple Choice

What was the Delian League?

• A group of elite soldiers

• A collective tax of greek city states to fund war and defense, controlled by Athens

• An old wooden ship

• A greek battle formation

Multiple Choice

The Persians lost the battle of Marathon because....

• They didn't lose they won

• The Greek Phalanx was more disciplined

• The man who ran the marathon warned everyone in time

• The navy saved the day

Multiple Choice

Greece is in which continent?

• Europe
• Africa
• North America
• Asia

Ancient Greece Democracy

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Before Democracy

In Sparta a small group of aristocrats controlled the government.

This was called an Oligarchy Oligarchies were usually headed by a council of leaders who belonged to the upper class (aristocrats)

Spartans feared the new political trends in Athens. They wanted to keep power in the hands of the aristocrats.

Multiple Choice

What small group of Aristocrats controlled the government?

• Oligarchy

• Tyrant

• King

Phalanx

Around 700 B.C.E. a new military formation was introduced, the phalanx.

Citizen soldiers lined up to form a row of overlapping shields. Each mans shield helped protect his neighbor. A well trained phalanx could overcome almost any force

As city-states came to rely on citizen soldiers and the phalanx, it game more men a voice. Not just the wealthy elite.

Multiple Choice

What did soldiers use to protect their neighbors?

• Sword

• Shield

• Armor

Tyranny

At first tyrants, or strong leaders, emerged as champions of the common people. They were usually members of the aristocracy.

By promising land and other benefits to the poor they were able to gain power and setup tyrannies.

Not all tyrants were bad, but many began to misuse their power and mistreat the poor.

This caused some city-states to develop new governments.

Multiple Choice

What did Tyrants promise to people in order to gain power?

• Power

• Money

• Land

Multiple Choice

What Tyrants promise to their peole in order to gain power?

• Food

• Money

• Land

Multiple Choice

In Ancient Greece, who was educated?

• Boys

• Girls

• Both Boys and Girls

Power of the People

In Athens the Greeks create a form of government called democracy, which means rule by the people.

In these new democracies large numbers of men engaged in civic affairs.

Education in democracy was designed to produce well rounded thinkers who could take part in public life.

Although some girls could read and right, education in Athens was reserved for boys.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Women could hold office and had rights

• True

• False

• Only if their fathers allowed

Democracy at Work

The main political body of Athens was the assembly, which all free adult male citizens could participate in.

A 500 person council known as the boule helped decide what issues should be presented to the assembly for discussion and voting. Members of this council were chosen at random from all citizens.

Court cases were decided by massive juries, ranging from several hundred to several thousand members.

Women could not vote or hold office. Slaves had no rights. Only citizens had rights, foreigners or Greeks from other city-states were excluded.

Direct democracy is a political system in which all citizens participate directly in the decision making.

This worked in Athens because the city-state was small and all of it's citizens were committed to society.

Representative democracy is a political system in which citizens elect officials to represent them and make decisions on their behalf.

Most democracies today choose this form because of the large populations.

Multiple Choice

Why did Direct Democracy work in Athens?

• City-State was Small

• Citizens were committed to their society

• Both A and B

Geography of Ancient Greece

Review and Practice

How was Ancient Greece different from the past civilizations in their development and growth in society?

Greece did not have great rivers like the other civilizations. Greece relied on its lowland for farming, domesticated animals, and the sea for survival.

Multiple Choice

How was Ancient Greece different than other civilization in regard to how they developed as a civilization?

• They lived by the river and relied on the rain and floods.

• They lived on rocky hills and relied on the lowlands and the sea.

• They lived in houses and had running water and markets to buy food.

Geography of Ancient Greece

Greece had natural barriers such as the sea and the mountains.

The first civilization lived on Crete, a mountainous island off the coast of mainland Greece. However, this had both pros and cons for the civilization that developed in this area.

Multiple Choice

What could be a pro for the civilization of Greece in having a natural barriers?

• isolation

• privacy

• protection

Multiple Choice

What could be a con for the civilization of Greece in having natural barriers?

• Isolation

• Protection

Multiple Choice

What were the two natural barriers in geography in Ancient Greece?

• rivers and lakes

• mountains and rivers

• mountains and seas

How did the people live?

Greece was located in Europe. The Greeks built their homes along the mountainous hills by the sea. They had about 20% of land to grow crops. They also raised domesticated animals as well as relied on the sea for food.

Multiple Choice

Where did the Greeks live?

• Along the water

• Along the Rocky hills

• Along the lowlands area

Multiple Choice

What did the Greeks rely on for a food source?

• crops, fish and domesticated animals

• crops and the rivers

• Domesticated animals the rivers, and fish

The Minoans

The first civilization were the Minoans (mih-NOH-uhn). They were skilled shipbuilders and fishermen. They traded goods with other people. Because they were isolated from other people, they relied on their civilization to create rules and laws for their people in order to remain a civilized society.

Multiple Choice

Who was the first civilization that developed on the mountainous island of Crete?

• Minos

• Greeks

• Minoans

Multiple Choice

What were the Minoans best know for in regard to their advancements?

• Skilled shipbuilders and warriors

• Fishermen and traders

• Skilled shipbuilders and fishermen

The Decline of the first civilization

The next civilization that developed in Ancient Greece were the Mycenaeans. (my-SEE-nee-uhnz).

After invading Crete, the Mycenaeans adopted the Minoan culture. They copied Minoan art, architecture, religion, writing, trade, metalworking, and shipbuilding.

Multiple Choice

The Mycenaeans were influenced by the Minoan civilization. They followed their culture.

• True

• False