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What is the name of the high hill in Athens where temples and public buildings stood?

acropolis

agora

harbor

plato

According to the Ancient Greeks beliefs, where did most of their major gods live?

Mount Olympus

In the sea

in caves

Aristotle

What type of government did Sparta have?

Military Oligarchy

Direct Democracy

Representative government

Which government did Athens have?

Direct Democracy

Military Oligarchy

Representative Democracy

Athens or Sparta? Girls: Educated in both academics and athletics. Trained how to keep a home and raise children. Became strong to produce babies

Sparta

Athens

Athens or Sparta? Girls: Taught how to keep a home and raise children. Important in religious life in Athens

Athens

Sparta

Athens or Sparta? Boys: At 7 left home to be trained for the army until they were 20 when they became part of the army

Sparta

Athens

Athens or Sparta? Boys: Taught to read, write, and participate in cultural life. Age 18 became full citizens of athens

Athens

Sparta

Athens or Sparta? Slaves: Called Hellots; important because they conducted daily work. Did manual labor

Sparta

Athens

Athens or Sparta? Slaves: took care of owner's home and crops.

Athens

Sparta

Athens or Sparta? Women; ran household and daily businesses while men were off fighting. Gave birth to healthy babies.

Sparta

Athens

Athens or Sparta? Women: Completed domestic chores and raised children.

Athens

Sparta

Athens or Sparta? Men: Role was to protect the civilization and run the government. Professional Soldiers

Sparta

Athens

Athens or Sparta? Men: Took care of business and trade. Meeting in public squares to discuss business and politics

Athens

Sparta

Athens or Sparta? Their culture was based on power and military strength.

Sparta

Athens

Sparta or Athens? Their culture was based on cultural pursuits; sculpting, building, dance, music, writing, philosophy, education

Athens

Sparta

The highest mountain in Greece, where the ancient Greeks believed many gods lived

Mount Olympus

Crete

Direct Democracy

Alexander the Great

Of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great

Hellenistic

Alexander the Great

Philip of Macedonia

Mount Olympus

Conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture

Alexander the Great

Hellenistic

Philip of Macedonia

Hippocratic Oath

Father of Alexander the Great; conquered all of Greece

Philip of Macedonia

Alexander the Great

Hippocratic Oath

Academy

A promise made by new physicians to treat all people fairly

Hippocratic Oath

Academy

Philip of Macedonia

Alexander the Great

School of philosophy founded by Plato

Academy

Aristotle

Citizenship

Rhodes

Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great

Aristotle

Academy

Plato

Socrates

Socrates' most well-known student; founded an academy in Athens

Plato

Socrates

Phalanx

Rhodes

Greek philosopher; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth

Socrates

Phalanx

Representative Democracy

Direct Democracy

The largest ancient Greek city-state, located on the southern Peloponnesus

Sparta

Phalanx

Citizen

Democracy

Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit

Phalanx

Representative Democracy

Citizenship

Rhodes

A political system where citizens elect others to represent them in government

Representative Democracy

Direct Democracy

Sparta

Socrates

A political system in which citizens participate directly in decision-making

Direct Democracy

Phalanx

Sparta

Aristotle

Membership in a community in which people help make government decisions

Citizenship

Rhodes

Crete

tyranny

A system of government in which citizens vote to make governmental decisions

Democracy

Citizenship

Tyranny

Oligarchy

Cruel and oppressive government run by a small ruler

Tyranny

Democracy

Rhodes

Crete

Political power held by a small group of people

Oligarchy

Rhodes

Athens

Democracy

The capital of Greece and the most powerful of all ancient Greek city-states

Athens

Crete

Tyranny

Peninsula

A Greek island, lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea

Rhodes

Peninsula

Crete

Athens

Largest Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece

Crete

Peninsula

Athens

Oligarchy

Art and practice of government according to the Greeks

Politics

Acropolis

Citizen

Peninsula

"High city" in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city

Acropolis

Citizen

Politics

Aristocracy

Legal member of a country or city-state with certain rights or responsibilities

Citizen

City-State

Acropolis

Politics

An independent city that controlled the surrounding area

City-state

Citizen

Acropolis

Rhodes