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SS-Greece Common Ass
2014 - Common assessment on Greece
Question | Answer |
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monarchy | form of government in which one person rules as a king or queen, this usually came first in a Greek city-state. |
democracy in Athens | all citizens shared ruling power |
theocracy | ruled by a diety or religious leaders |
Athen's geography | It was close to the sea - so it greatly added to it's economy |
the Peloponnesus | a large geographic region in southern Greece. It is separated from the northern part of the country by the Gulf of Corinth. - almost island-like |
Sparta's physical features | surrounded by mountains - made them isolated |
Council of Elders | made the most important government decisions for Sparta |
education in Sparta | All children (boys and girls) got military training |
Pericles | led the government during the Golden Age |
Olympics | every 4 years, the Greeks agreed to stop fighting for a brief period to allow athletes to compete |
columns on the outside of buildings | one of the influences of ancient Greece on today's architecture. |
Persian Empire | expanded its area by conquering many of its neighbors |
the Persian wars | events that stopped (prevented) Persia from conquering Greece |
one influence of Alexander's conquests | the spread of Greek culture |
divisions between Greek city-states | made it possible for Philip II to be successful in Greece |