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6th Grade History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Land forms of Greece | hilly and mountains |
| 2 main peninsulas in Greece | Attica and Peloponnesus |
| what is Crete? | largest Greek Island |
| what is Rhodes? | Greek Island lying east of Crete in the Aegean Sea |
| Why is it difficult to grow crops in Greece? | too hilly not enough soil or water |
| two crops ancient Greeks specialized in? | olives and grapes |
| uses of olive oil? | cooking and body lotion |
| how did Greece become wealthy | traded olive oil and wine |
| what is a city-state? | self governing city surrounded by villages |
| types of government in Athens before becoming a democracy? | 1. Monarchy, 2. Oligarchy 3. Democracy |
| What was Athens like for women? | Girls stayed home with their mothers and were not allowed to be citizens. They did not have as many rights as men |
| Who could not be citizens in Greece | slaves and women |
| what is the largest city-state in Greece | Sparta |
| Which city-state had the most slaves? | Sparta |
| What did the slaves attempt to do? | Revolt/escape |
| What did Sparta do to keep their slaves fro revolting? | Put them in jail |
| How long were you required to serve in the army in Sparta? | 7-60 years |
| Where did the ancient Greeks believe the Gods lived? | MT. Olympus |
| most powerful god? | Zeus |
| Purpose of Olympics? | honer the gods |
| why did city-states band together to fight Persia? | they shared cultural ties and worked together to defeat persia |
| Why did Athens get all the wealth after the Persian wars? | the city-states paid the Athenian Navy for protection |
| What was the Parthenon | The highest point of the Acropolis in Athens |
| Who was Pericles? | A Athenian leader who helped poor get rights in the government |
| Who was Socrates? | A great philosopher who led discussions about the right way to live |
| What happened to Socrates? | He was sentenced to death and drank poison to kill himself |
| Who was Plato? | A great philosopher and a student of Socrates teachings. |
| What was the Peloponnesian League? | An alliance of the other city-states because Athens was too powerful. |
| Why did they attack Athens? | Because they thought Athens was too powerful and they were jealous. |
| What did the Athenians do to protect themselves? | Everyone moved into the city. |
| Why did Athens have to surrender? | Because everyone was sick from a terrible disease and the grain supply was cut off. |
| Why was Macedonia able to conquer Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars? | Because Sparta and Athens were weak |
| Who was Philip? | Alexander the Great's dad |
| What happened to Philip? | He died from the Persians |
| Why was Alexander so interested in Greek culture? | Because Aristotle, a famous Greek Philosopher, was his teacher and taught him to respect greek culture and traditions. |
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