Ancient Greece

Select the bodies of water in Ancient Greece

• Ionian Sea

• Nile

• Agean Sea

• Mediteranean Sea

Greece had no great river valley, which meant not a lot of farming was available

• True

• False

Select the land features of Ancient Greece

• rugged hills

• lots of farmland

• mountains and islands

• rocky soil

The Greeks were not master traders at sea

• True

• False

Match the vocabulary terms and definitions

• agora

• area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water

• oligarchy

• government where a small amount of people have a lot of power

• Polis

• a military technique where soldiers march side by side

• peninsula

• A Greek city-state

• phalanx

• a large area where people would gather to trade

Match the vocabulary word and defintion

• Hellenistic

• a story about gods and heros passed down for years

• Sophists

• a thinker who reflects on the meaning of life

• myth

• A blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian styles

• democracy

• government where the general population make decisions and share power

• philosopher

• Greek philosopher that taught public speaking, history, math, reading and science

Match the term and its definition

• Minoan civilization

• ruled Greece during "Dark Age", lived in central Greece, conquered the Mycenaean territory, trade decreased, used iron weapons

• Mycenaean civilization

• a military machine that was used to haul stones at an enemy from city walls

• catapult

• Lived on island of Crete, traded and built ships, traded stone and pottery

• Dorian Civilization

• Lived on main land, known for trade, skills, military, used sun and stars to navigate, conquered east coast of Aegean Sea

• drama

• written word, designed for actors to perform

Mountains separated the city states in Greece

• True

• False

Match the God to their description

• Hera

• God of War, but didn't fight well, loyal

• Poseidon

• God of the Sea and Earthquakes, bad temper/moody

• Hestia

• God of the Hearth, Home, Family

  didn't like gossip

• Hermes

• Queen of Gods and Marriage, sacred animals were cow and peacock

• Ares

• The son of Zeus, helped him with important decisions

Match the God to their description

• Aretmis

• God of music, art, light, heals sickness with medicine

• Hephaestus

• God of fire, made things out of clay

• Hades

• God of the moon, protects young girls

• Zeus

• King of Gods, able to shape shift, symbol is lightning bolt

• Apollo

• God of the Underworld, didn't leave his kingdom, symbol is 3 dogs connected together