Ancient Greece

The ancient Greeks referred to their territory as...

• Troy

• Olympus

• Sparta

• Greece

How was the Greek territory organized?

• City-States

• Colonies

• Monarchies

• Empires

What were the characteristics of city-states?

• They were independent, with their own government, institutions, currency, culture, and gods.

• They were independent, with their own currency, culture, and gods but shared government and institutions.

• They were independent, with their own government, institutions, currency but shared culture and gods

• Depended on the hegemonic polis, like Athens and Sparta

What was the acropolis?

• A religious building used to worship the gods

• A fortified area in ancient Greek cities, typically built on a hill for defensive and religious purposes.

• The dependent agricultural territory

• A central square for political and civic activities

Why did Greek colonization begin?

• Lack of resources

• Population increase

• Unequal distribution of resources

• Options A, B, and C

What were the Greek colonies?

• The country of origin

• Independent city-state with shared culture, language, and religion

• Dependent city-state of the country of origin

• Independent city-state with its own culture, language, and religion

What was the Grek colonisation?

• The spread of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean

• The spread of democracy throughout the Mediterranean

• The spread of Roman culture in Greek territories

• The spread of Greek currency throughout the Mediterranean

What city-state controlled the Delian League?

• Corinth

• Athens

• Sparta

• Troy

What was the main cause of the Peloponnesian War?

• Competition for control of the Delian League

• Dispute over the city of Troy

• Conflict between Athens and Sparta for dominance in Greece

• Religious differences between city-states

What form of government existed in Sparta?

• Triarchy (three kings)

• Diarchy (two kings)

• Monarchy (one king)

• Tyranny