Ancient Greece Study Session

Question 1

What type of physical feature is Greece?

Accepted Answer

peninsula

Question 2

Why did the Spartans encourage a military society/sevice?

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to prevent rebellion and have obedient citizens

Question 3

Other than Sparta, most city-states had a militias - citizen armies. The soldiers were known as

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Hoplites

Question 4

How would Spartan women best be described?

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many freedoms, could travel, could own land

Question 5

How would Athenian women best be described

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cared for the home and had little freedoms

Question 6

Sparta's slaves were called...

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Helots

Question 7

During the Mycenaeans civilization, which group of people came in and took over?

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Dorians

Question 8

Who provided Sparta with gold to build ships?

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Persia

Question 9

Which group of people were always under the care of a male family member?

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Athenian women

Question 10

What were three items which happened during the Dark Ages?

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war, little trade, no record-keeping

Question 11

At age 18, Athenian men were expected to...

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be active in public affairs

Question 12

Many areas in Greece were separated by mountains, what did this cause?

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fiercely independent states

Question 13

Which word would describe a territory with ties to the homeland?

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colony

Question 14

Where did Greece get their alphabet from?

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Phoenicians

Question 15

Since Spartan men lived away from home, Spartan women......

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could own property

Question 16

This is a narrow channel of water

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strait

Question 17

Why did Sparta want a military society?

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they wanted obedient and loyal citizens

Question 18

Which Athenian leader encouraged the arts and learning and led during the "Golden Age"?

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Pericles

Question 19

Why did people support tyrants in the beginning?

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because people were poor without any rights

Question 20

Where did the Greek Civilization begin?

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an area of mountains

Question 21

Who are members of a community with rights and responsibilities?

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citizens

Question 22

What type of government did Sparta have?

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oligarchy

Question 23

A government where all citizens could vote on all laws, etc. was called...

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direct democracy

Question 24

Describe Greece after the Peloponnesian War.

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city-states were divided and weak

Question 25

This is was where people could debate, vote, shop in Ancient Greece

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Agora

Question 26

How were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians at the Strait of Salamis?

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Greeks tricked the Persians and they were “stuck” = death

Question 27

It is believed the Minoan civilization crumbled because....

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the Mycenaeans took over

Question 28

What did most Minoans make their living on?

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trading

Question 29

A person who would tell stories of the past was called....

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bard

Question 30

The main reason empires and civilizations wanted more land was for...

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wealth and power

Question 31

Why did tyrants come to power?

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there was unrest among merchants and farmers

Question 32

Greek city-states were called...

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polis's

Question 33

What did Sparta's strict government led to?

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discouraged free thinking and education

Question 34

What did the Dorians introduce during the Dark Ages?

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Iron

Question 35

What was the fighting strategy used in Ancient Greece?

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phalanx

Question 36

This is an area of land with water on three sides.

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peninsula

Question 37

A cruel and selfish ruler is called...

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tyrant

Question 38

What alliance formed to protect its members from the Persians?

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Delian League

Ancient Greece Study Session

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Ancient Greece Study Session

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