U3C3: The City-States of Ancient Greece

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definitions.

• jury

• a foreigner living in an ancient Greek city

• citizen

• an enslaved person in Sparta

• metic

• a group of people who listen to information presented in court and make decisions about whether or not someone is guilty

• helot

• a person with legal rights and responsibilities in a city-state

Match the following

• democracy

• a form of government in which people choose their leaders

• tyranny

• a government where all power is held by a small group of wealthy or powerful people

• oligarchy

• a type of government in which one person holds all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way

• aristocracy

• the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually passed down through family; government by such a class

Match the following

• archipelago

• a chain of islands

• polis

• an area settled by people who come from elsewhere

• colony

• a city-state of ancient Greece

• isthmus

• a narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses

Match the following

• truce

• the study of ways of thinking and making reasonable arguments

• logic

• an agreement to stop fighting

• moral

• relating to ideas of right and wrong

• myth

• a story explaining reasons for a belief or an event

Use the map to fill in the blank.

Most of ancient Greece's territory was located along coastlines.

Use the map to answer the question.

How did Greece’s geography affect the development of Greek culture?

Select the two correct answers.

• Mountains and islands made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other.

• Plateaus and open plains made travel easy, which encouraged sharing among Greek cultures.

• Earthquakes and flooding made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other.

• Abundant rivers and flat coastlines made travel easy, which encouraged sharing among Greek cultures.

• Mountainous land made it difficult for outsiders to attack cities as they developed their individual cultures.

In which type of government in ancient Greece was power shared by a large number of male citizens?

• democracy

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

Who qualified for citizenship in ancient Athens?

• all men

• all people

• wealthy men

• wealthy people

How did education in Sparta differ from education in Athens?

• Sparta focused on arts and sciences; Athens focused on physical education.

• Sparta focused on citizenship; Athens focused on managing the household.

• Sparta focused on military training; Athens focused on producing well-rounded citizens.

• Sparta focused on logic, math, and science; Athens focused on reading, writing, and the arts.

Which city-state operated as a military unit?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Minoa

• Crete