Ancient Greece

Where was Ancient Greece located?

• Southeastern Europe along the Mediterranean Sea

• Northern China near the Great Wall

• Southeastern India near the Indian Ocean

• Northern Europe

What is a peninsula?

• tallest part of a mountain

• Land with water/oceans on 3 sides

• Island in the Mediterranean Sea

How much of Greece's mainland is mountains?

• all of it

• 10%

• 80%

• 45%

What were the 2 typical ways people made a living?

• fishing and trade

• farming and trading

• becoming merchants and sailors

• teaching and sailing

What is a democracy?

• citizens voted for government leaders

• Kings and queens ruled

• leader takes over my force

• few wealthy people run the government

How many important Greek gods are there?

• 5

• 64

• 100

• 12

How did the Ancient Greeks honor their gods?

• built temples for them

• prayed daily to them

• Named stars after them

How were Persians and Greeks ideas about government different?

• Persians wanted all citizens to be able to vote- Greeks were taken over by tyrants

• Persians obeyed king- Greeks believed all citizens should be allowed to vote

• Persians and Greeks believed the same things about government

What are marathons named after?

• messenger who ran 25 miles to tell of victory

• the first cars invented by the greeks

• the distance from Athens to Sparta

How did Greece become richer?

• education cost money

• increased overseas trade

• people started to have better jobs