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Greece Study Guide
Geography: Be able to identify these places on the map.
Athens
Crete
Lesbos
Macedonia
Mt. Olympus
Asia Minor
Ionian Sea
Black Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Key terms and people
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Tyranny
Egalitarian
Hierarchical
Metaphor
Marathon
Xerxes
Troy
Greece
Sparta
Mediterranean Sea
Darius I
City-state
Archimedes
Euclid
Eratosthenes
Polis
Hellenistic
Aristocrat
Acropolis
KNOW HOW THE FOUR FORMS OF GOVERNMENT WERE PRACTICED
AND DECLINED!
Early Greek Civilizations: Minoans and Mycenaeans
Which civilization was peaceful? Support your answer with 2 examples.
Where did each civilization live?
Which civilization was egalitarian and which was hierarchical?
Which civilization was older?
What were the names of the writings of these early civilizations?
Persian Wars
In our metaphor of the Persian Wars as a basketball game, why were the Spartans
wearing shoes and the Greeks barefoot? What did that symbolize?
What did the Spartan and Greek teams looked like before the Persian Wars and
what did that represent?
What was the final result of the Persian Wars?
What started the Persian Wars?
How long is a marathon? Why? Where does the word come from?
What are two reasons given for certain city-states not taking part in a battle
when asked?
Athens
Which god/goddess is believed to protect Athens?
What was the center of social life in Athens?
What is considered to be the most glorious building from Ancient Greece?
What was the Greek currency?
Where did the Athenians go shopping?
Who paid for education?
What was the focus of each of the three different kinds of schools?
Who made the laws in Athens?
What were the two types of court cases in Athens?
What is an example of possible punishment in a civil or criminal case?
What was the result of the trial of Socrates?
What did Socrates try to teach his students?
Be able to identify the three styles of pottery and the order in which they were
developed.
What country heavily influenced Athenian sculpture?
How far was Athens from the sea?
What was the main responsibility of Athenian women?
Were women equal to men? Support your answer with examples.
What kinds of mines did slaves work in?
Why was it important for actors to wear large masks and colored costumes?
Why was Hecuba upset?
What does ‘acro’ in Acropolis mean?
Who were the lawyers in Athenian Society?
Be able to identify the columns, pediment, and frieze of a building.
How many major Greek gods were there?
Who were the slaves in Athens?
What are the two types of plays developed by Athenians?
Where were the plays staged?
What was the main theater called?
Who attended plays?
Where did Athenians send their children to learn?
Alexander the Great
How old was Alexander when he died?
How long was Alexander king?
Where was Alexander from?
How far east did Alexander and his army conquer?
Why did Alexander stop his conquest of Asia?
What role did Alexander play in creating Hellenistic culture?