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PC SS U3 C3
U3 C3 -- Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Most of ancient Greece's territory was located _______________. | along coastlines |
| What does the word democracy mean? | a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders |
| What does the word polis mean? | a city-state that controlled its own land |
| How did Greece's geography affect the development of Greek culture? | Mountains and islands made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other, and the mountainous land made if difficult for outsiders to attack cities as they developed their individual cultures. |
| In which type of government in ancient Greece was power shared by a large number of male citizens? | democracy |
| Who qualified for citizenship in ancient Athens? | wealthy men |
| How did education in Sparta differ from education in Athens? | Sparta focused on military training; Athens focused on producing well-rounded citizens. |
| Which city-state operated as a military unit? | Sparta |
| How did Athens become involved in the Persian War? | Athens defended another Greek city-state against Persian forces. |
| What was a cause of the Peloponnesian War? | Athens tried to spread democracy to other city-states. |
| How did Sparta ultimately win the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta cut off the enemy's food supply. |
| When Pericles said, "Our government is a democracy ...," who was he talking to? | Athenians |
| What is the difference between direct democracy and oligarchy? | A direct democracy is a form of government where all able voters come together to make laws and decisions, while an oligarchy is when a small group of people has control over the whole country. |
| What is unique about the islands of Ancient Greece? | The islands forced the city-states to develop different cultures because of the difficulty of traveling. |
| Because in Athens, the assembly debated and voted on issues, Ancient Greece is credited for impacting our society today. In which way did they impact our society today? | democracy |
| How was Athens different from Sparta? | Athenian educators wanted to produce loyal Athenian citizens and wanted to produce cultured, well-rounded men who loved art, music, and sports. Sparta only cared about making soldiers for war. |
| What did the people of Sparta most value? | fighting and military leadership |
| What allowed the Greeks to defeat the Persians? | The Persians had large ships, but the Greeks were more familiar with the waterways. |
| What was the effect of the Greeks defeating the Persians? | Their victory in the Persian Wars allowed the Greek city-states to remain free and independent. |
| The _____________ lured the Persian fleet into shallow, narrow waters between the mainland and the islands of Salamis. | Athenian Navy |
| The Athenian Navy lured the Persian fleet into shallow, narrow waters between the mainland and the _________ of Salamis. | islands |
| Describe two ways ancient Greece's geographical features both protected it from outsiders and caused tensions between Greek city-states. | The mountains and the seas surrounding Greece made it hard for invaders to attack it, but these mountains also made the city-states be separated from each other causing difficult communication. The sea travel increased competition between the city-states |
Created by:
Lisa May