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Ancient Greece Review

Ancient Greece Review

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Ancient Greece Review

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Geography and Early Greeks

  • Important Geographical Features: mountains and sea

  • Because the Greeks lived by the sea, they learned how to sail and fish and trade.

  • Greek city-states were built on hills called an acropolis

  • They were built on hills so that they could see their enemies from far away. It helped to protect the city-state.

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Multiple Choice

What kinds of geographic features are in Greece?

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mountains and desert

2

mountains and sea

3

sea and rainforest

4

sea and sky

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Multiple Choice

How did the sea help shape early Greek society?

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They learned how to sail, fish, and trade

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The sea helped them to learn how to swim

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The sea gave them water

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The sea helped them realize that they need chariots

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Open Ended

Why do you think the Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis?

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Glory of Athens

  • Oligarchy-a few people rule over many people

  • Tyranny-a leader (tyrant) rules by force

  • Democracy-Rule by the people

  • Athens tried a few different kinds of government, and finally decided on democracy.

  • Democracy allowed every person to be a part of making the laws.

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Multiple Choice

Tyranny

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Few people rule over many

2

Rule by force

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Rule by the people

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Rule by the gods

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Multiple Choice

Democracy

1

Few people rule over many

2

Rule by force

3

Rule by the people

4

Rule by the gods

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Multiple Choice

Oligarchy

1

Few people rule over many

2

Rule by force

3

Rule by the people

4

Rule by the gods

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Open Ended

What is a disadvantage (bad thing) about allowing every person to help make the laws?

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Athens and Sparta

  • Athens and Sparta were both city-states in Greece

  • Athens valued education, the arts, and thinking

  • Sparta valued having a strong military and being courageous.

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Multiple Choice

This city-state valued education and the arts

1

Athens

2

Sparta

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Multiple Choice

This city-state valued having a strong military

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Athens

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Sparta

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Greek Mythology and Literature

  • Greeks didn't know the same science that we know today, so they created myths.

  • Myths were stories about the gods (or heroes) that explained why things happened in the world.

  • Greeks also wrote fables, stories that taught a lesson

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Open Ended

What's the difference between myths and fables?

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Important Greeks

  • Socrates-his method of teaching involved asking a lot of questions. People didn't like it so they killed him.

  • Plato-the student of Socrates. He started a school called The Academy.

  • Aristotle-the student of Plato. He created groups for animals and plants that are similar.

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Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I was the student of Socrates. I started a school called The Academy.

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Socrates

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Plato

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Aristotle

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Multiple Choice

Who am I? I always asked my students a lot of questions. People thought it was crazy so they killed me.

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Socrates

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Plato

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Aristotle

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Multiple Choice

Who am I? I created groups for plants and animals that are similar.

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Socrates

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Plato

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Aristotle

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The Olympics

  • The original Olympics were held to honor the god Zeus.

  • All the city-states in Greece agreed to keep the competitors and audience safe during the time of the Olympics.

  • The men competed naked, so the women weren't allowed to watch.

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Multiple Choice

True or False.

Men competed naked.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

True or False.

The original Olympics was help to honor Apollo

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

This city-state valued education and the arts

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Athens

2

Sparta

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