*Greece Review

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 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

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

Why were the Olympics held?

• To compete against other countries

• For gods and goddesses to compete

• To show off their mad skillz

• To honor the god Zeus

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• Polling Place
• Acropolis
• Polis
• Oligarchy

what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called? 

(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)

• Agriculture
• Thermopylae
• Acropolis
• Ephor