Ancient Greece and Rome

Why were the Greek city-states independent from one another?

• Cleisthenes made them all democracies.
• Thye had different religions and education systems.
• The tyrants who ruled them hated each other.
• Geograph made traveling and communicating difficult.

What happened during the Golden Age of Greece?

• Democracy, wealth, and culture flourished in Athens.
• Alexander the Great conquered Greece.
• Sparta became the center of wealth and the arts.
• Tyrants ruled all the city-states.

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• desert
• rolling plains

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• Mountains and Water
• communication was easy
• most people had horses

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?

• Pythagoras
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Plato

How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?

• the clothes that they wore
• buildings and architecture
• everybody walks everywhere
• communities are isolated

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

_{Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.}

• counties
• city-states
• provinces
• parishes

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• Marathons
• Olympics
• Triathlons