Anncient Greece

Greek myths were told about?

gods and goddeses
the olympic games were named after?

a city named Olimpia
the acropolis was used by the military to ......... the city

protect
Athena was the protector of what city?

Athens
the greek attack on troy is told in the epic.......?

illiad
greek fables like the tortoise and the hare were written by who?

Aesope
boys in Athens were eduacated to become good......

citizens
what Spatan expression meant that they should come home fighting to win?

bring back the shiald or be brought backk on it
what was a abundant (alot)resource of the greeks?

stone!
what did greece have alot of to trade for other goods?

olive oil
in Sparta the lowest group was slaves also called what?

helots
what democracy was practiced in Athens?

limited/direct
citizens in Athens were only......in......

free adult men who lived in cities
what was the center of greek life

the agora
political reforms in Athens were made by.....

solon
compare U.S. democracy to Athens
- U.S has indirect Athens has direct
- U.S. have senat and house of rep. Athens has the assembly and the council of 400.
- we have more citizens woman vote also peeps 18 and older the have limited.
- both
- we vote they vote
- we have juries they have juries
what was the earliest greek civilization?

Mycenea
80%of greece is covered with what?

mountains
greek ships were bigger or smaller than the persian ships?

smaller is correct!
persians conquered.... starting the Persian wars

Anatolia

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