Greece

What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?

• Rome & Alexandria
• Corinth & Olympia
• Thebes & Argos
• Sparta & Athens

How did Greece's physical geography affect their ability to get resources?

• More cities were inland making for easier travel

• Islands made it easy to grow a variety of crops

• The mountains allowed for easy cultivation of food

• Scarcity of farmland pushed them to trade with each other

How did the geography of Greece affect its development?

• The cold weather prevented any agriculture from succeeding.

• The many mountains and seas caused many rival city-states to develop.

• The few natural barriers allowed one strong clan to unite the entire country.

• The intense heat generally forced most outdoor activities inside.

What two things did each Greek city-state have in common?

• currency and government

• social structure and topography

• economic base and attitude toward slaves

• religion and language

In Greek ,city-state =

• polis

• Eonia

• Acropolis

• Kudos

The Parthenon sits atop the Acropolis and is one of the great ancient sites of the world. Why was the Parthenon built?

• It was a meeting place for the citizens of Athens.

• It was a temple to the goddess Athena.

• It was a storehouse for grain.

• It was a monument to the soldiers who died fighting the Persians.

What building is this?

• The Parthenon at Athens

• Temple of Olympian Zeus

• Temple of Poseidon at Sounion

• Temple of Zeus at Cyrene

A gathering place; a marketplace in Ancient Greece

• agora
• ephor
• oligarchy
• polis

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

• agora
• tyrant
• helot
• polis

An area within a country that is small like a city, but acts like a country with its own laws and style of government

• Athens

• Sparta

• Troy

• city-state