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Ancient Greece Geog
Ancient Greece Geography
Question | Answer |
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Greece is part of what peninsula? | Balkan |
What sea did the ancient Greeks depend on? | Aegan |
What percent of Greece is infertile? | 80% |
A marketplace in Greece | Agora |
A strategic Hill | acropolis |
To bring goods in | import |
To ship goods out of the country | export |
A Greek city-state | polis |
A group of many island | Archipelago |
No part of Greece is more than ____ miles form the sea. | 85 miles |
What is a Peninsula? | A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water, but is still attached to the mainland |
Greece topography is made up of hills and mountains (true) (false) | True |
To steer a course through water | navigate |
The mountains made it difficult for the city-states to | unite as one |
A temple for the goddess Athena | Parthenon on the acropolis |
What percentage of land in Greece was fertile? | 20% |
The climate of Greece | Warm dry summers and cool wet winters |
What percentage of Greece is hills and mountains | 80% |
Why was communication limited between the city-states? | The mountains and hills made it difficult to travel, trade, communicate and unite as one country. |
How did the geography influence/affect the daily life of ancient Greece? | The people of Greece focused on fishing, trade and growing crops suited for their soil (olives, grapes) |
What did the Greeks export | Grapes, wine, olives, olive oil, pottery... |
What did the Greeks import | Items that they did not have a surplus of (cereals agriculture) |
Must be at least 18 and a male citizen to participate in the business of government. | Democracy |
Which polis won the Peloponnesian war? | Sparta |
Spartan form of government | Oligarchy |
Government in Athens | Democracy |
A government that used the Military to gain or keep power | Dictatorship |
A government that has the power controlled by a few | Oligarchy |
At what age would a Spartan boy join the military? | seven |
A strict military state | Sparta |
. Which City-State would this quote come form "Our city is open to the world" | Athens. |
A government that people believed that the leader had Divine power. (God wanted them to rule) | Monarchy |
Greek city-State known for a strong military. | Sparta |
Greek city-state known for knowledge, Arts, theater | Athens |
The largest agora was found in ? | Athens |
Life for citizens was free and open? | Athens |
Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian war? | They had a plaque that killed 1/3 of its peopleSparta created a blockade around Athens. Other city-states joined Sparta. |