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Name: _________________________________ Ancient Greece Study Guide Geography: 1. Why was it hard for the ancient Greeks to travel by land? 2. What were some of the dangers of traveling by land or by boat? 3. Why did the Greeks start colonies? What steps did they Greeks follow when starting a colony? 4. What type of landform is Greece situated on? 5. Why did Greek settlements often fight one another? Government: 6. List the four types of government that were practiced in ancient Greece and explain who had the power to make political decisions under each and how they received power: 1. __________________________: 2. __________________________: 3. __________________________: 4. __________________________: 7. How did tyrants generally lose power? 8. Explain how democracy in Athens was different from democracy in the United States today. List at least two ways. Name: _________________________________ 9. What is the difference between a king and a tyrant? 10. How were laws developed under a monarchy? 11. How did someone become a member of Athens’s Council of 500? 12. Because the ancient Greeks developed democracy, which of the following is part of the American politics today? a. b. c. d. A council of elders Juries of citizens A natural religion A symbolic royalty Athens VS Sparta: Explain each aspect of Athenian & Spartan life on the chart below. ATHENS 13. Government 14. Economy 15. Education 16. Women 17. Slaves SPARTA Name: _________________________________ Persian Wars: 18. Why did the Persians think that it would be easy to conquer Greece? 19. What happened at each battle during the Persian Wars? Give a description of each. Battle of Marathon- Battle of Thermopylae- Battle of Salamis- Battle of Plataea- Alexander the Great: 20. What was Alexander the Great’s plan to be successful in conquering empires? Give examples of actions that he took for each part of his plan. 21. What happened to Alexander the Great’s empire after he died? Be specific. Legacy of Ancient Greece: 22. List and explain at least 6 contributions made by the Greeks to the modern world.