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Greece Unit - Darden
Ancient Greek Civilization Darden
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An open area or space in the center of town | Agora |
| Small independent state consisting of a town & farmland around it. | City-state |
| Leader over a city-state | aristocrat |
| King rules alone or with a council of nobles | monarchy |
| Rule by a man who takes power by force | tyranny |
| all male citizens share in law-making (women, children and slaves are not citizens) | democracy |
| Nobles take over the king's powers and govern | aristocracy |
| Rule by a few, usually those with land | oligarchy |
| fortress on a central hill | polis |
| slaves | helots |
| freeman living around the plain of Sparta | Perioeci |
| Collection of buildings built as a safe haven on high ground | acropolis |
| ancient civilization who lived on the island of Crete | Minoans |
| a promise | Oath |
| villainous fish merchant that is rude to customers | fishmonger |
| vase for mixing wine and water | Krater |
| Greek tunic | chiton |
| silver coin used as a unit of Greek money | drachma |
| story handed down from generation to generation | legend |
| trireme | Greek ship used to ram enemy ship or speed away from enemy ships |
| exchange goods for something other than money | Barter |
| Foot soldiers with lances and double-edged swords | hoplites |
| means excellence in everything | Arete |
| Instrument for scraping the skin after exercise or bathing | strigil |
| Define emigrate. | Answers vary |
| Define tunic. | Answers vary. |
| Define loom. | Answers vary. |
| Define fallow. | Answers vary. |
| Define garrison. | Answers vary. |
| Define embossed. | Answers vary. |
| Define emblem. | Answers vary. |
| Define herald. | Answers vary. |
| T/F - Ancient Greece is made up of many mountains in the Aegean Sea. | False |
| T/F - Women gathered in the agora to discuss matters of the city-state | False |
| T/F - Greeks often thought of themselves as part of the city-state, not as part of the nation. | True |
| T/F -State jobs were full time--thus not allowing citizens time to farm or operate workshops. | False |
| T/F - The assembly had to be consulted about war, raising taxes, changing laws and spending. | True |
| T/F - The whole Greek way of life centered around controlling their huge slave population. | False |
| T/F - Every Spartan was a part-time soldier. | False |
| T/F - At age 7, Spartan girls went to live in the mountains, leaving her parents and family behind. | False |
| T/F - Greeks despised comfort, good food, soft clothes, useless talk, new ideas and had no art. | False |
| All __________________ was thrown into the streets to be picked over by dogs. | rubbish |
| T/F - The bricks, used in house construction, were hard and provided much protection. | False |
| T/F - Public buildings in the acropolis and agora were brightly painted marble. | True |
| Unwanted ___________ were put in pots to die in fields or streets. | Babies |
| T/F - Greece had no full time soldiers. | True |
| ____________ was the most important Greek food. | Fish |
| _________________ were burned on the altar as an offering to the gods. | Entrails (guts) or fat |
| Meat was available during ____________ and consisted of goat or lamb. | festival time |
| __________________ was used as a sweetener | Honey |
| T/F - There were plenty of rice and potatoes, but no bread. | False |
| T/F - The idea of working for someone else was like slavery. | True |
| The black _______________ of the Athenian pots was admired all over the ancient world. | glaze |
| Who had the job of making cloth for tunics, cloaks and blankets? | Women |
| _______________ was purchased at the market. Burrs were picked out. Then it was ready for dyeing, spinning and weaving. | Sheep's fleece |
| __________ was used to paint women's eyes. | Soot |
| __________ was to paint the cheeks of women. | Mulberry juice |
| ____________ had no chance of freedom. They were branded and chained together. | Slaves |
| Name the cold time of year or months that men gathered to chat in the warmth of the blacksmith's shop. | (December-January) |
| T/F - In the 8th century BC people emigrated to escape starvation due to increased population and lack of land. | True |
| T/F - Athens exported potatoes and rice. | False |
| T/F - Merchant ships were light and fast. | False |
| T/F - Greek sailors used compasses. | False |
| Name the great Athenian leader who led a 27 year long war with Sparta. | Pericles |
| T/F - Horses were for the rich only. | True |
| T/F - Fighting from horseback is efficient. | False |
| T/F - Horseback soldiers were the army's best fighters. | False |
| Name of a person who can see into the future. | Soothsayer |
| A _____________ was needed because city-states were constantly at war with each other. | truce |
| Every _________ years people traveled safely to the Games at Olympia. | four |
| Each city-state held a festival in honor of their _____________. | god |
| The god Apollo speaks directly to men through his priestess _________________. | Pythia |
| Sick or people in need visited the ___________. | temples |
| T/F - Athletes competed in honor of Zeus, not for money. | True |
| _________________ was the main event and included: foot race, discus throwing, long jump, javelin and wrestling. | Pentathlon |
| The only event for teams was________________. | chariot racing |
| The prize at the Olympic games was a __________________. | simple wreath of wild olive leaves |
| __________________, wife of Menelaus, was captured by the Trojans. | Helen |
| As a gift, the Greeks left a _____________ for the Trojans. | wooden horse |
| A visit to the ________________ was one of the great events of the year for a Greek. | theatre |
| Theatre performances included satyr farce, tragedies and ______________________. | comedies |
| T/F - Plays were based on well-known myths or legends. | True |
| T/F - Roads were well built and maintained. | False |
| The most preferred means of travel included _____________. | Boats and sea travel |
| _______________ provided religious education, history, geography and literature. | Poems |
| Greek _____________ show us that beauty of form and proportion was reflected in their art. | statues |
| ______________ had to learn at home. | Girls |
| _____________ was private and not everyone could afford the fees. | School |
| T/F - There were universities. | False |
| Education in ______________ emphasized fitness over everything else. | Sparta |
| ____________ boys learned discipline, obedience and became the perfect soldiers. | Spartan |
| T/F - Greek boys did not learn poetry, reading, writing or arithmetic. | False |
| His followers were interested in mathematics, geometry and music. Name him. | Pythagoras |
| Wrote the play, Oedipus, in which a king accidentally marries his own mother. | Sophocles |
| Student of Plato that made contributions to philosophy, physics, biology and zoology. | Aristotle |
| Encouraged people to question their religious beliefs. He was forced to kill himself by drinking hemlock juice. | Socrates |
| T/F - Rest, pain and food would cure the body according to Hippocrates. | True |
| T/F - Greeks possessed a great deal of medical knowledge about the body and disease. | False |
| ____________ were buried with them after a child's death. | Toys |
| _________________ were believed to have enormous powers. | Gods |
| Name the most famous Greek military leader. | Alexander, King of Macedonia |
| In the winter of 324-323BC, _______________ caught fever and died at Babylon. His soldiers were ill, tired and refused to travel. | Alexander |
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