Ancient Greece

Where was Greece located?

• on an island

• on a peninsula

How did the mountains affect Greek civilization?

• The mountains protected Greece from invasion, cut off settlements from each other and there was less land for farming.

• The mountains did NOT affect Greek civilization.

What was the poem The Iliad about?

• The Trojan War

• The Golden Age of Athens

What did Greek myths explain?

• The ideas of monotheism (belief in one god)

• Mysteries of nature

Why was Sparta a famous city-state?

• artists and architects

•  strong military

Why was Athens a famous city-state?

Athens was in the center of Greece.

Athens was the largest and richest city-state.

• Athens was in the center of Greece.

• Athens was the largest and richest city-state.

How did the Golden Age of Athens end?

• Athens lost the Peloponnesian War

• There was no war

Who were Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato?

• Greek philosophers

• Famous Spartan soldiers

How were the achievements of the Greeks preserved over thousands of years?

• The ideas of the Greeks were written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.

• Alexander the Great helped spread Greek knowledge throughout the world.