U3C3: The City-States of Ancient Greece

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definitions.

• citizen

• an enslaved person in Sparta

• metic

• a person with legal rights and responsibilities in a city-state

• helot

• a foreigner living in an ancient Greek city

• jury

• a group of people who listen to information presented in court and make decisions about whether or not someone is guilty

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following

• democracy

• a form of government in which people choose their leaders

• oligarchy

• a government where all power is held by a small group of wealthy or powerful people

• tyranny

• a type of government in which one person holds all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way

• aristocracy

• the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually passed down through family; government by such a class

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CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

Match the following

• colony

• an area settled by people who come from elsewhere

• polis

• a narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses

• isthmus

• a chain of islands

• archipelago

• a city-state of ancient Greece

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the following

• logic

• the study of ways of thinking and making reasonable arguments

• moral

• an agreement to stop fighting

• truce

• a story explaining reasons for a belief or an event

• myth

• relating to ideas of right and wrong

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Use the map to fill in the blank.

Most of ancient Greece's territory was located along coastlines.

(a)  

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CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

Use the map to answer the question.

How did Greece’s geography affect the development of Greek culture?

Select the two correct answers.

• Mountains and islands made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other.

• Plateaus and open plains made travel easy, which encouraged sharing among Greek cultures.

• Earthquakes and flooding made travel difficult, so Greek cities developed apart from each other.

• Abundant rivers and flat coastlines made travel easy, which encouraged sharing among Greek cultures.

• Mountainous land made it difficult for outsiders to attack cities as they developed their individual cultures.

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CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In which type of government in ancient Greece was power shared by a large number of male citizens?

• democracy

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who qualified for citizenship in ancient Athens?

• all men

• all people

• wealthy men

• wealthy people

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

How did education in Sparta differ from education in Athens?

• Sparta focused on arts and sciences; Athens focused on physical education.

• Sparta focused on citizenship; Athens focused on managing the household.

• Sparta focused on military training; Athens focused on producing well-rounded citizens.

• Sparta focused on logic, math, and science; Athens focused on reading, writing, and the arts.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which city-state operated as a military unit?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Minoa

• Crete

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A