Greece

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

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

What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city-state of Sparta?

• Food & parties
• War & fighting
• Music & books
• Painting & sculpture

Crete is the name of Greece's biggest __________?

• Body of water
• God/goddess
• island
• peninsula

What was the primary focus of the culture in the city-state of Athens?

• War & fighting
• Athletics & competition
• Power & conquest
• Art & education

The invasion of what army helped bring the city-states of Athens and Sparta together (united them)?

• Egyptian

• Byzantium

• Persian

• Mongolian

How did Alexander spread Greek culture?

• He developed friendships with many lands in Europe.
• He adopted many Asian ways.
• He created a vast empire in Europe, Asia, & Africa.
• He rooted for the Cubs to win the World Series.

Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

• Monotheism

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

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

What important military tactic did the Greeks use to beat the Persians?

• Philosophy

• Phalanx

• Hammer & anvil

• Run & shoot

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.