Social Studies - Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

Correctly drag the items on the left to their appropriate category.

Groups:

(a) Athens

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(b) Both Athens & Sparta

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(c) Sparta

• focused on farming

• Both were city-states.

• enslaved people

• located on the Balkan Peninsula

• direct democracy

• focused on trade

• oligarchy

• Women had few rights

• Boys were educated in math, reading, writing, music, drama, and military practices

• Women COULD own property and speak in public

• Women were not allowed to vote.

• located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula

• Boys and girls were educated in military practices

​ (a)   wanted to expand its territory and began conquering Greek city-states.

Athens, Sparta, and other Greek city-states created an ​ (b)   to help them fight against Persia.

This created a more ​ (c)   Greek identity and culture.

• Persia
• alliance
• unified
• separated
• Egypt

Alexander the Great was the son of

​ (a)   of Macedon.

Alexander the Great's empire included territory in​ (b)  

After Alexander's death, his empire ​ (c)  

• Cyrus the Great 
• King Phillip II
• Europe, Africa, & Asia.
• fell apart.
• Europe, Asia, and South America
• grew enormously
• came under the control of Chinese dynasties

How did Hellenistic culture spread throughout the world?

• through military conquests of Philip II

• through military conquests of Athens

• through trade relationships with Aristotle

• through the military conquests of Alexander the Great

The Acropolis of Athens was (choose three)

• a citadel overlooking Athens

• a huge gold statue of Athena

• The Parthenon is located here.

• dedicated to the goddess Athena

• a building featuring 40 magnificent marble columns

What was the Parthenon? (Choose TWO.)

• A temple built to honor Athena

• located on the Acropolis of Athens

• A temple built to honor Zeus

• A citadel to protect Athens located on the Acropolis

• A temple to honor Athena located on the Parthenon of Athens.

What is citizenship?

• having rights and responsibilities in the community

• being a resident of a country without any rights

• owning property in a country

• having a job in a country

What is oligarchy?

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

• a government where power is held by a single individual

• a government where power is held by the people through elected representatives

• a government where power is held by religious leaders

What is a peninsula?

• a landform with water on three sides

• a mountain range

• a desert

• a forest

What is polis?

• the city or all of the citizens as a whole; THE BODY OF CITIZENS

• a type of ancient Greek ship

• a traditional Greek dish

• a Greek festival