Ancient Greece

The continent where Greece is located

• Asia

• Persia

• Europe

• Mediterranean

A geographic feature on Greece which made many types of farming difficult

• mountains

• islands

• Mediterranean Sea

• Persia

This geographic feature of Greece led to Greeks becoming excellent sailors and made trade more necessary

• mountains

• islands

• Sparta

• Athens

Greek word for city-state

• acropolis

• polis

• polytheistic

• democracy

Highest point in a city-state where temples and important buildings were located

• polis

• acropolis

• mountain

• column

Greek city-state that was Athens's rival, focused on military, and discouraged the arts

• Athens

• Marathon

• Sparta

• Alexandria

These things were discouraged in Spartan society

• trade and travel

• military training

• strict discipline

• women's rights

A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta

• Persia

• Athens

• Alexandria

• Socrates

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. Athens started this and the U.S. uses it today

• monarchy

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

The city-state of Athens focused on valuing this in their society

• arts and education

• military training

• personal discipline

• use of iron bars as currency