Social Studies - Ancient Greece

Match the terms with their definitions.

• Upper class and wealthy landowners

• Aristocrats

• Conquered people used as slaves

• Acropolis

• The upper part of the city

• Helots

• The control and ownership of people

• Slavery

An isthmus is:

• an island

• a narrow strip of land with sea at either side that connects two larger bodies of land

• a peninsula

• a narrow strip of water with land at either side that connects two larger bodies of land

Where did the Minoan civilization first appear?

• In Europe on the island of Crete

• in the City of Minoa

• on the Greek Peninsula

• in ancient Egypt

Why was trade important to the Greeks?

• They had limited resources (they could not grow many crops, like grain)

• They wanted fancy things

• They wanted to share their many crops with others

Which people who were so primitive, they did not know how to write?

• The Dorians

• The Minoans

• The Greeks

• The Mycenae

What does the Greek root "polis" means in the word acropolis?

• Politics

• Police

• Poly

• Polish

Select ALL of the features of the polis.

• The laws came from the community

• It had a main city and surrounding villages and countryside and the area and population were small, which helped in decision-making

• It had two levels - the acropolis, or upper part with public buildings and the flatter ground with homes and shops

• Regular people held the most power

How did the ancient Greeks of Athens feel about education for girls?

• They stayed at home

• They went to school until they were 18 years old

• They accompanied the boys to make sure they behaved in school

• They became slaves

What is the main responsibility of women in ancient Greek Society?

• They ran the house , raised the children, kept track of money, and managed the slaves

• They became powerful government officials

• They became teachers

What made it easy for Athens to trade with other countries?

• They had an excellent port, many resources and grew through trade

• They did not have many resources

• They were not near the sea

• They had very little farmland