Ancient Greece

What type of geography/landscape does Greece have?

• Mountainous with little tillable land

• River Valleys with fertile land

• Desert with extreme temperatures

• Large plains with lands for grazing

What is the word for a Greek city-state?

• agora

• acropolis

• polis

• island

Which civilization was the first to rule ancient Greece?

• Minoans

• Myceneans

Who rules a monarchy?

• elite families

• one person

• ordinary people

• dictator

What government is led by a few elite families where power is passed through hereditary means?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Athens was the birthplace of what type of government?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Democracy is a government where _________ have a say in how they are ruled. (fill in the blank)

• ordinary people

• elite families

• kings/queens

Who could vote in Athens?

• everyone

• only free men and women

• Free or enslaved men

• only free men

Did women in Athens have many rights?

• yes

• no

Life in Athens was based on __________.

• military

• education

• arts

• honoring the gods