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Ancient Greece

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  • Define what a moral is AND give an example of a story with a moral.
    A lesson that can be learned from a story. Ex. FABLE. Tortoise and the Hare.
  • What kinds of jobs were common for ancient Greeks, largely influenced by their geography?
    Fishing, shipbuilding, and sea trade.
  • What would have been a focus in Spartan society?
    Military training and war.
  • Who is most responsible for spreading Greek Culture?
    Alexander the Great of Macedonia.
  • Why did Greek civilization form independent city-states rather than 1 continuous territory?
    Mountains and seas made it difficult for city-states to control one another.
  • Which city-state would have placed women in the most powerful social position?
    Sparta.
  • How would you describe the geography of Greece?
    Mountains and Seas. 80% mountains with thousands of islands and miles of coastline.
  • What is an oligarchy?
    Ruled by small group. 2 kinds
  • Alexander the Great ultimately conquered Greece. What civilization was he from?
    Macedonia.
  • What would be required in order for a person in Athens to be able to vote?
    Adult, male, citizen parents.
  • What was the Parthenon?
    Temple to Athena located in the Acropolis the highest point of the city.
  • What would have been a focus in Athenian society?
    Education, arts, politics, and philosophy.
  • How would you describe the religion of the Ancient Greeks?
    Polytheistic (believed in many gods).
  • What kind of government did Athens have and how is it different from our government?
    Direct democracy. Our government is representative democracy where we elect people to make the laws. i
  • Name at least 2 famous Greek philosphers and teachers who were discussed in this unit.
    Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
  • Why did Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire fall apart just 10 years after his death?
    He never named an heir to his thrown and it was divided into four sections by his generals after his death.
  • Greece relied on establishing trading with colonies because...
    They lacked natural resources so relied on trade to get essential goods.
  • Who was at the bottom of the social structure in all Greek city-States
    Slaves. In Sparta, the lowest class were called Helots.
  • What civilization influenced the Greek language?
    Phoenician.
  • What conflict involving Athens, Sparta, and their allies, ultimately led to into being conquered?
    Peloponnesian War.
  • All city-states would have featured a central market known as:
    An agora.
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