Test 1- Ancient Greece

Why did ancient greeks worship Poseidon the sea god?

They relied on the sea for travel and trade.

What is the description of Greece's landscape?

mostly mountains, short rivers, people lived by the coast

What method of travel did the ancient Greeks prefer?

They found traveling through the mountains difficult so they preferred to travel by sea.

List the order of government forms that ancient Greeks had, from oldest to newest

monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy

What did Greeks do when they couldn't farm enough food to feed themselves?

They traded to get what they needed

Greece is a landform that is surrounded by water on three sides. What is this called?

peninsula

How did Athen's direct democracy differ from American representative democracy?

Every citizen could vote on every issue

Spartan women differed from most other Greek women because...

they could own property

How did tyrants sometime lose their power?

the people overthrew them

Who made the laws in a monarchy?

the king

What became of the aristrocrats when the kings no longer ruled Greek city-states?

Aristrocrats became the ruling group

What type of government did Greek settlements begin as?

a monarchy usually came first

What geographic feature had the most impact on the lives of ancient Greeks? and how?

the mountains, the villages were isolated from each other

Describe democracy in Athens

only free men could speak in the Assembly

What did Athens use as a governing body?

The Assembly

Socrates encouraged his fellow citizens to do what?

question their own beliefs

Greek tyrants became more popular when they..

gave more rights to the poor

Describe the role of women in Greek society.

managed the household and slaves, care of children, ask permission to go out in public, hide when their husbands had guest over

What trend took place under the Greek oligarchies?

the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

What government style does this describe: one ruler who usually inherits the power and passes the power to his son

monarchy

The main purpose of Spartan education was to...

prepare brave soldiers

Where did Athenian women have most say?

in the home

Describe a difference between a king and a tyrant.

A king inherits power, a tyrant seizes it

Who had the most power in Sparta?

council of elders

Who most likely would have said these words... "I was in the army when people started complaining that members of the government were getting richer and passing laws that made everyone else poorer. So I stepped forward, and with their help, I became leader."

a tyrant

Why did Leonidas decide to fight the Persians at Thermopylae?

The Persian army would have to go through a narrow pass.

Why did the Spartans avoid trade?

They didn't want to be exposed to new ideas.

Why did Greek have athletic events?

to honor gods and goddessess

Why were the Persian wars important?

They perserved Greek independence and prevented Persia from conquering all of Europe