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1. What are the important physical geographic features of Greece that led
to city states being separated and distinct from each other ? (255)
2. How did the geography shape ancient Grecian life ? (255-256)
3. What two trading cultures first developed in ancient Greece ? (256-257)
4. What was significant in the history of the Minoans and the Mycenaens ?
(256-257)
5. What were the important traits of the early polis of ancient Greece ?
(258-259)
6. What was the developmental progression of democracy in ancient
Greece ? (262-263)
7. How was Athens democratic government organized and run ? (264-266)
8. Who were some of the most famous leaders of ancient Grecian citystates ? (264-266)
9. What was the purpose of Greek myths and what myths and Gods were
most important to Greeks ? (268-271)
10. What forms of literature did ancient Greeks develop and who are some
of the most well known contributors and their lasting works ? (272-274)
11. Describe Persia during the rule of Cyrus the Great and Darius I and the
wars fought against Greece known as the Persian Wars. (286-291)
12. Describe the military society of Sparta (292-293)
13. What system of government did Sparta use ? (294)
14. What was the difference in roles of men and women in Athenian
society ? (293-295)
15. What were the key battles and strategies of Sparta and Athens in war
against each other and their power struggle ? (296-297)
16. What marked the decline of Athenian democracy ? (297 and video )
17. What influence did Alexander the Great have on Greece and Greece
upon Alexander the Great’s empire ? (298-302)
18. How can the Hellenistic era best be described ? (301-302)
19. What characterized Grecian Art ? (303 -305)
20. What was the purpose of the Grecian Olympics ? (271)
21. What style of architecture was used by Greeks ? (304-305)
22. What are well known written works of the Greeks ? (305-306 )
23. What distinguishes the philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle from
each other ? ( 306-309)
24. Who were some of the most well known scientists and mathematicians
of ancient Greece ? (308)
a. Polis
b. Agora
c. Acropolis
d. Democracy
e. Tyrant
f. Oligarchy
g. Aristocrats
h. Citizens
i. Metics
j. Pericles
k. Mythology
l. Homer
m. Sappho
n. Aesop
o. Fables
p. Plutarch
q. Herodotus
r. Parthenon
s. Socrates
t. Aristotle
u. Plato
v. Salamis
w . Marathon