Ancient Greece Review

Large body of water that lies south of Greece.

• Mount Olympus

• Mediterranean Sea

• Macedonia

• Citizen

• Acropolis

Largest mountain in Greece. Home of the Gods.

• Mount Olympus

• Mediterranean Sea

• Macedonia

• Citizen

• Acropolis

A fortress, that housed the city’s government and religious buildings; Parthenon.

• Mount Olympus

• Mediterranean Sea

• Macedonia

• Citizen

• Acropolis

A person who is a legal resident of a place and has certain rights and privileges.

• Mount Olympus

• Mediterranean Sea

• Macedonia

• Citizen

• Acropolis

Land north of Greece. (Kingdom of Alexander the Great)

• Mount Olympus

• Mediterranean Sea

• Macedonia

• Citizen

• Acropolis

How did geographic isolation impact the government of Ancient Greece?

• It allowed the Greeks to farm the land.

• It had no effect on Greece.

• The Greeks were constantly in danger of volcanic eruptions.

• It made transportation difficult and prevented Greece from uniting under a single government.

What conclusions can you draw from this map? Choose TWO correct answers.

• Alexander's empire stretched from Greece into parts of Egypt and Asia.

• Alexander the Great died in 356 BCE.

• Alexander's empire stretched from Greece into parts of India and Australia.

• Alexander named some of the cities he conquered after himself.

This general from Macedonia, united the Greek city-states and then conquered the Persian Empire. He also spread Greek culture throughout southwest Asia.

• Homer

• Xerxes

• Travolta

• Alexander the Great

What famous battle resulted in 300 Spartan warriors defending a much larger Persian army during the Persian Wars?

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Persia

• Battle of Sparta

• Battle of Thermopylae

Who could be citizens of Ancient Greece?

• All men and women.

• Free, land-owning, males who were born in Greece.

• Land owning women and slaves.

• Helots