Chapter 9

Question 0

How was the sea important to Greece

Answer 0

Transportation, trading, excellent location

Question 1

What is the land layout of Greece

Answer 1

Mountains, hills, valleys, NO MAIN RIVER

Question 2

What were Greece’s important crops?

Answer 2

Olives and grapes

Question 3

Where is Greece located on which Peninsula?

Answer 3

Balkan

Question 4

Between which two seas is Greece located?

Answer 4

Aegean Sea on the East and the Ionian Sea on the West

Question 5

What type of writing system did Greece have?

Answer 5

Developed from the Phoenicians - we use a form of it today

Question 6

What was Sparta’s way of life?

Answer 6

Extremely miliatary

Question 7

Why was Sparta’s way of life extremely miliatary?

Answer 7

1. To control land around them

2. To control the people they conquered (fear of revolt)

Question 8

What was Athens way of life?

Answer 8

Peaceful, education, trading

Question 9

What was important to the Athens?

Answer 9

Knowledge, learning, beauty

Question 10

What was Athens form of government?

Answer 10

Democratic

Question 11

Who could vote in Athens?

Answer 11

Male citizens over 18 years old

Question 12

What was Athens Religion?

Answer 12

Polytheistic

Question 13

Athens Gods acted like?

Answer 13

Humans in a soap opera

Question 14

What God did Athens honor in the Olympics?

Answer 14

Zeus

Question 15

What kind of court system did Athens have?

Answer 15

Used juries in regular trials

Question 16

What was the Parthenon in Athena?

Answer 16

Temple to Athena

Question 17

An outdoor market place

Answer 17

Agora

Question 18

Valuables taken in war

Answer 18

Plunder

Question 19

A traditional story that may include gods or goddesses and often tries to explain nature

Answer 19

Myth

Question 20

To live forever

Answer 20

To live forever

Question 21

A government controlled by a few people

Answer 21

Aristocracy

Question 22

A government by the people

Answer 22

Democracy

Question 23

The passing down of stories from person to person only

Answer 23

Oral tradition

Question 24

In ancient an Athenian governing body of all citizens

Answer 24

Assembly

Question 25

A slave

Answer 25

Helot

Question 26

The longest race in the Olympics a foot race that was 26 miles

Answer 26

Marathon

Question 27

A person who studies truth and knowledge

Answer 27

Philosopher

Question 28

Logical thinking

Answer 28

Reason

Question 29

A hired soldier

Answer 29

Mercenary

Question 30

A period of time in ancient Athens when temples were built statues of different philosophers and extended human thinking

Answer 30

Golden age

Question 31

A method of asking why?

Answer 31

Socratic method

Question 32

A period of time when Ancient Cultures mixed

Answer 32

Hellenistic age