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

The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.

• Monotheistic

• Democratic

• Islamic

• Polytheistic

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

• Monotheism

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

What is a characteristic that Athens & Sparta SHARED?

• Each had a queen rule the city-state

• The each fought against Persia in the Persian War

• They were both ruled as an oligarchy

• Both societies gave women the same rights as men

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 group was allowed citizenship in Athens

• free men

• young children

• women

• slaves

_____________, ____________, and _____________ were the most notable philosophers.

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

• Thales, Plato, Aristotle

• Pericles, Plato, Aristotle

• Phillip, Plato, Aristotle

What building is this?

• The Parthenon at Athens

• Temple of Olympian Zeus

• Temple of Poseidon at Sounion

• Temple of Zeus at Cyrene

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Sandburg. 
• Pericles