Ancient Greece

Why were Greek city-states independent from one another?

• mountainous terrain

• seasonal winds

• being a peninsula

• unified government

What skill did the MOST Greek city-states acquire because of their GEOGRAPHY?

• Carpentry (building)

• seafaring (sailing)

• agriculture (farming)

• Communication (speaking)

The Iliad and the Odyssey were created by who?

• Darius

• Xerxes

• Homer

• Athena

A mild climate led to Greeks wanting many of these in their community?

• Wall around the Polis

• Government Buildings

• Temples to the Gods

• Outdoor Spaces

Plains are to Mesopotamia as what are to Greece

• Mountians

• Rivers

• Plateaus

• Deserts

The Persian war did what for Greek city-states?

• divided them

• unified them

• collapsed them

• weakened them

The Peloponnesian War did what to Greek city-states?

• solidified them

• unified them

• divided them

• enlarged them

What is a synonym for Polis?

• country

• high city

• city-state

• government

In which battle did Spartans hold off the Persians for 3 days?

• Marathan

• Plataea

• Salamis

• Thermopylae

Athens centered their focus around which features?

• Education and Trade

• Military Training

• Equality in society

• Temples and Worship