2. ANCIENT GREECE Civilizations

3. 1. What was the landscape like in Greece?  fertile river valley  deserts to protect from invasion  dense forests  mountains, islands, and a small amount of farmland You have to click twice to get answer.

4. 2. How did the landforms affect the people living there?  They developed separate customs and beliefs (cultures).  They developed close ties with each other.  They built the Silk Road to improve travel  They often climbed Mt. Olympus to visit the gods living there.

5. 3. List the accomplishments during the Golden Age of Athens.  Math, science, weapons, and silk  Weapons, government, and math  Science, philosophy, visual and dramatic arts  Silk, philosophy, and science

6. 4. List 3 scientific and mathematic accomplishments during the Hellenistic Age. (after Alexander dies)  Geometry, earth revolves around sun, and earth is round.  Architecture, tragedies and comedies  Democracy, making olive oil, and mining marble

7. 5. What did the Greek gods control?  Natural events (floods, storms) and human life (love, war)  Battles  Gods in other cultures  Greek governments

8. 6. What fraction was Athens’ slave population?  1/4  1/5  3/4  1/3

9. 7. In which city-state did helots (conquered people who are forced to work) outnumber the “Greeks”?  Athens  Sparta  Thermopylae  Lansing

10. 8. Give a good definition of poverty.  being paid to get advice from the gods  being forced to pay money to avoid being invaded  being poor and going without food regularly.

11. 9. Give a good definition of tribute (as it applies to Athens.)  being paid to get advice from the gods  being forced to pay money to avoid being invaded  being poor and going without food regularly.

12. 10. How did the Dark Ages affect the amount of money made by the Greeks?  They were able to sell their items to other civ’s for great profits.  Most were poor and focused on survival.  They made money from selling weapons to all the Greeks who were fighting each other.

13. 11. What was unique about Spartan life?  They were completely focused on war.  They expanded the empire.  They all worked on the Great Wall.  They had a mascot dressed in green and white.

14. 12. What did Solon bring to Athens?  A philosophy that questioned people’s beliefs  Jokes for comedy plays  Laws that strengthened democracy  A statue of the goddess Athena

15. 13. What was unique about Alexander the Great’s battles?  He never lost.  He had armor made by the gods  He was hit in the heel by a poison arrow.  He and 300 Spartans held off the Persians at the pass of Thermopylae

16. 14. How did Alexander the Great affect the size of the Greek empire?  It stayed the same size.  It got smaller.  By uniting the Greeks, it grew.  He greatly expanded it.