Ancient Greece

Greece is a peninsula which means

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

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?

• the clothes that they wore
• buildings and architecture
• everybody walks everywhere
• communities are isolated

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

• Poseidon.
• Ares.  
• Zeus.
• Athena.  

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

_{Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.}

• counties
• city-states
• provinces
• parishes

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta

A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth

Which of these was a result of the geographic conditions of Greece in their early civilization?

• unified political organization
• withdrawal from international contact
• a society centered around plantations
  
• a reliance of sea-based commerce

Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?

• Athenian women
• Spartan women

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9