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Greek Questions
Greek Gillespie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe Greek geography | little arable land; jagged coastline with many fine harbors |
| What peninsula(s) was Greece part of? | Balkan and/or Peloponnesus |
| How was Greece impacted by its mountainous/rugged terrain? | limited land trade (few roads); led to isolation/no unification and the development of independent city-states; need to colonize |
| How did Greece's geography impact the economic habits of Greece? | limited arable land led to colonization around the Aegean, this led to a trading society--one that replaced bartering with a money-based economy |
| Hellenic | Greek culture |
| Zeus | ruler of the gods of Olympia; king of gods; god of sky |
| Hera | Zeus's wife; queen of gods; |
| Apollo | son of Zeus; god of light and prophecy |
| prophecy | prediction of the future |
| Artemis | twin of Apollo; goddess of the hunt and animals |
| Athena | patron god of Athens; goddess of warfare, crafts, reason |
| Aphrodite | goddess of love |
| Aristocracy | government by the rich |
| Democracy | government in which people control the decision making |
| Monarchy | a government by one person (king or queen) who usually inherits his/her power |
| Tyranny | government in which one person seizes power, usually unlawfully |
| Oligarchy | government by a few |
| mythology | collection of stories to explain the creation of the earth and what happens on this earth |
| polis | city-state |
| city-state | city and its surrounding territories that govern themselves independently |
| acropolis | fortified hill |
| agora | marketplace; meeting place for ancient Greeks |
| Trace the development of democracy in Athens beginning with monarchy | monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, democracy |
| Assembly | law-making body |
| How was Athens democratic? | people made the laws; jury trial; citizens were randomly chosen to serve in the Council of 500 and on juries |
| Who could not participate in Athens' government? | women, slaves, children (earlier: non-landowners) |
| What type of government did Sparta have? | oligarchy (kings shared power with elders) |
| Describe Spartan society. | harsh, militaristic, strict |
| How did Spartans view trade and outsiders? | trade was prohibited and contact with those outside Sparta/Peloponnesus was prohibited |
| Parthenon | great building on the Athenian acropolis dedicated to Athena |
| Where did money come from to rebuild Athens and the acropolis? | Delian League |
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