ANCIENT GREECE

Which are the geographical areas where Greek civilisation developed?

• European Greece, Asian Minor and the Greek Islands between both areas.

• The Balkan Peninsula, Peloponnese Peninsula and Asia Minor.

• The Iberian Peninsula, Canary Island and the Italian Peninsula

What is a polis?

• The most important political institution in Ancient Greece

• The police force in Ancient Greece.

• The name for a Greek city-state.

Find out the social group of Nicasio: “I was born in Athens but today I live in a polis called Corinth. Because of that reason, I cannot own land or marry free people”.

• Liberated

• Slave

• Foreigner

• Free people

Find out the social group of Irene: “My father is one of the most important men in the polis. He owns a vast extension of land and had a great influence in the local assembly”.

• Free people

• Aristocrats

• Foreigner

• Liberates

In the Athenian democracy, everybody was allowed to participate in the decisions of the polis

• TRUE

• FALSE

Assembly or Ecclesia

• Judgements were made by this institution

• Issues were debated and magistrates were appointed here

• It’s function was to prepare laws

Sparta, like Athens, was a democracy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In Sparta, the two kings had absolute power.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where is the agora located in the polis?

• High area

• Low area

• Surrounding territories

• In the port

This place of the polis is called...

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