Question 1

During the 1200s BC, how many years did  the Mycenaeans fight against Troy in war? What is this war called?

Accepted Answer

The Mycenaeans fought for 10 years in war against Troy. This is called the Trojan War.

Question 2

How did the Greeks learn about their history?

Accepted Answer

Because the Greeks lacked writing, they learned all about their history through spoken word.

Question 3

What led to the development of city-states?

Accepted Answer

The geography of ancient Greece led to the development of city-states.

Question 4

What most united the ancient Greek city-states together?

Accepted Answer

Their religion and language most united the ancient Greek city-states together.

Question 5

How many people lived in Greece at once during ancient times?

Accepted Answer

No more than a few million people lived in Greece at once. This very small population still wasn't able to support a fully healthy lifestyle.

Question 6

What are the 4 forms of government in the Greek city-states?

Accepted Answer

the four forms of government that developed in the Greek city-states are monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy.

Question 7

What is a monarchy?

Accepted Answer

A monarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.

Question 8

What is an oligarchy?

Accepted Answer

An oligarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.

Question 9

What is a tyranny?

Accepted Answer

A tyranny is a form of government in which all the ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.

Question 10

What is a democracy?

Accepted Answer

A democracy is a form of government in which power is held by the people who exercise power directly or through elected representatives.

Question 11

Athens and Sparta were very different, but why did they contrast each other so much?

Accepted Answer

Athens and Sparta contrasted each other so much because of their location, economy, government, education, and people.

Question 12

What advantage did the Greek city-states have over their Persian enemies?

Accepted Answer

The Greek city-states knew their land and terrain better. This allowed them to outlast the Persians.

Question 13

What was the main cause and result of the Persian War?

Accepted Answer

The main cause of the Persian War was that the Persians wanted to control the Greek city-states to expand their empire, wealth, and control trade. The main result of this was the ancient Greeks won the Persian War which led to the Golden Age of Greece.

Question 14

What form of government was Athens?

Accepted Answer

Athens was a democracy.

Question 15

What form of government was Sparta?

Accepted Answer

Sparta was an oligarchy.

Question 16

What is an economy?

Accepted Answer

An economy is the way in which a community or region organizes the production and exchange of money, food, products, and services to meet people’s requirements.

Question 17

How did the Greek city-states honor their gods or goddesses?

Accepted Answer

The Greek city-states honored and worshiped their gods or goddesses by naming places in honor of them and sculpting statues of them. The Greeks also built temples for the deities that they worshiped and praised and held events to honor them.

Question 18

What were the three types of columns that were used in the structure of the Parthenon?

Accepted Answer

The three kinds of columns were Doric columns, Ionic columns with scrolled tops, and decorative Corinthian columns.

Question 19

How did Socrates influence philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Socrates constant pondering got him into trouble. His enemies accused him of dishonoring the gods. They also blamed him for leading young people into error and disloyalty. He was taken to trial, found guilty by the judge, and dies from drinking poison.

Question 20

Why did the Greeks have sporting events?

Accepted Answer

The Greeks often held athletic events to honor and worship their gods and goddesses. For example, in Athens, their festival was called the Panathenaea and it dignified the goddess Athena. The games were played as a part of the festival.

Question 21

Why didn't Athenians allow women to participate in their performing arts?

Accepted Answer

There were no women actors in ancient Greece because women were supposed to stay at home and be quiet. Since men had all the roles, both male and female, actors wore masks. The masks were decorated to help show the audience the character's emotions.

Question 22

Who wrote the "History of the Peloponnesian War"?

Accepted Answer

Thucydides was one of the greatest historians of ancient Greece. He wrote History of the Peloponnesian War, an account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 400s B.C.E.

Question 23

Where did Greek democracy and serving on juries originate?

Accepted Answer

The Greek concept of democracy, or rule by the people, and citizens serving on juries began in Athens.

Question 24

Which Greek man was referred to as the "father of medicine"?

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates was a Greek man that changed how people regarded health and medicine. He brought a scientific way of thinking to his profession as a doctor. Hippocrates established principles of medicine that are still relevant today.

Question 25

Who were the 3 Greeks that were interested in math or geometry?

Accepted Answer

A scientist named Pythagoras, was especially fascinated by geometry. Euclid was a famous Greek mathematician. His geometry textbook has been used as the basis for teaching geometry for > 2,000 yrs. The 1st female Greek mathematician was Hypatia.

Question 26

What did Aristarchus suggest?

Accepted Answer

The first person to suggest that Earth revolves, or moves, around the sun was a Greek scientist named Aristarchus.

Question 27

Who is often referred to as one of the greatest scientists in the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

The Greek named, Hipparchus, is often referred to as one of the greatest scientists in the ancient world. He studied and named more than 850 stars and he also determined how to estimate the distances from the Earth to both the sun and moon.

Question 28

Who created latitude and longitude?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy designed a system of lines drawn on a map called latitude and longitude.

Unit 6 - AGreece

Lesson 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Question	Answer
Unit 6 - Ancient Greece
Unit 6 Lesson 17
During the 1200s BC, how many years did the Mycenaeans fight against Troy in war? What is this war called?	The Mycenaeans fought for 10 years in war against Troy. This is called the Trojan War.
How did the Greeks learn about their history?	Because the Greeks lacked writing, they learned all about their history through spoken word.
What led to the development of city-states?	The geography of ancient Greece led to the development of city-states.
What most united the ancient Greek city-states together?	Their religion and language most united the ancient Greek city-states together.
How many people lived in Greece at once during ancient times?	No more than a few million people lived in Greece at once. This very small population still wasn't able to support a fully healthy lifestyle.
Unit 6 Lesson 18
What are the 4 forms of government in the Greek city-states?	the four forms of government that developed in the Greek city-states are monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy.
What is a monarchy?	A monarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.
What is an oligarchy?	An oligarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.
What is a tyranny?	A tyranny is a form of government in which all the ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.
What is a democracy?	A democracy is a form of government in which power is held by the people who exercise power directly or through elected representatives.
Unit 6 Lesson 19
Athens and Sparta were very different, but why did they contrast each other so much?	Athens and Sparta contrasted each other so much because of their location, economy, government, education, and people.
What advantage did the Greek city-states have over their Persian enemies?	The Greek city-states knew their land and terrain better. This allowed them to outlast the Persians.
What was the main cause and result of the Persian War?	The main cause of the Persian War was that the Persians wanted to control the Greek city-states to expand their empire, wealth, and control trade. The main result of this was the ancient Greeks won the Persian War which led to the Golden Age of Greece.
What form of government was Athens?	Athens was a democracy.
What form of government was Sparta?	Sparta was an oligarchy.
What is an economy?	An economy is the way in which a community or region organizes the production and exchange of money, food, products, and services to meet people’s requirements.
Unit 6 Lesson 20
How did the Greek city-states honor their gods or goddesses?	The Greek city-states honored and worshiped their gods or goddesses by naming places in honor of them and sculpting statues of them. The Greeks also built temples for the deities that they worshiped and praised and held events to honor them.
What were the three types of columns that were used in the structure of the Parthenon?	The three kinds of columns were Doric columns, Ionic columns with scrolled tops, and decorative Corinthian columns.
How did Socrates influence philosophy?	Socrates constant pondering got him into trouble. His enemies accused him of dishonoring the gods. They also blamed him for leading young people into error and disloyalty. He was taken to trial, found guilty by the judge, and dies from drinking poison.
Why did the Greeks have sporting events?	The Greeks often held athletic events to honor and worship their gods and goddesses. For example, in Athens, their festival was called the Panathenaea and it dignified the goddess Athena. The games were played as a part of the festival.
Why didn't Athenians allow women to participate in their performing arts?	There were no women actors in ancient Greece because women were supposed to stay at home and be quiet. Since men had all the roles, both male and female, actors wore masks. The masks were decorated to help show the audience the character's emotions.
Unit 6 Lesson 21
Who wrote the "History of the Peloponnesian War"?	Thucydides was one of the greatest historians of ancient Greece. He wrote History of the Peloponnesian War, an account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 400s B.C.E.
Where did Greek democracy and serving on juries originate?	The Greek concept of democracy, or rule by the people, and citizens serving on juries began in Athens.
Which Greek man was referred to as the "father of medicine"?	Hippocrates was a Greek man that changed how people regarded health and medicine. He brought a scientific way of thinking to his profession as a doctor. Hippocrates established principles of medicine that are still relevant today.
Who were the 3 Greeks that were interested in math or geometry?	A scientist named Pythagoras, was especially fascinated by geometry. Euclid was a famous Greek mathematician. His geometry textbook has been used as the basis for teaching geometry for > 2,000 yrs. The 1st female Greek mathematician was Hypatia.
What did Aristarchus suggest?	The first person to suggest that Earth revolves, or moves, around the sun was a Greek scientist named Aristarchus.
Who is often referred to as one of the greatest scientists in the ancient world?	The Greek named, Hipparchus, is often referred to as one of the greatest scientists in the ancient world. He studied and named more than 850 stars and he also determined how to estimate the distances from the Earth to both the sun and moon.
Who created latitude and longitude?	Ptolemy designed a system of lines drawn on a map called latitude and longitude.

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