Acient Greece

What is direct democracy? Which Greek city-states used direct democracy?

A political system in which ceitizens participate directly in the decision- making is direct democracy.

Which were characteristics of Alexander the Great's empire? Select all that apply.

Alexandria, Egypt became a center for learning. Greece was unified under one ruler.

Whp united ancient Greece and built a very famus extensive empire

Alxer the great

To which continents did Alexander the Greats empire expand

Asia, Europe, and Africa

What city - states joined together to defeat the Persians?

Atheniaens - Battle of Marathon (First Persian War). Spartans battle of thermopylae ( 2 Persian War)

What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?

Athens placed a trade ban on Megara, a member of the Peloponnesian League and allies. This causes conflict between Sparta and allies with Athens and allies. Both sides prepared for war.

What were colonies? What was the purpose of haveing coloines?

Colonies give recources to people.

Why did direct democracy work in ancient Athens?

Direct Damoracy tends to work in places that are smaller populations

What are the diffrences betweem direct demoracy and reprsented demoracy?

Direct democracy are all the citens could get togther and vote. Represent democracy provied recores ro countries.

in what types of places is diircet democracy more likey to work? In other words, why wouldn't or couldn't the United States use direct democracy?

Direct democracy is most practicable in small areas asd communities whereas the US is too large in area where citizens live too far apart and no buildings could assemble our large population of of citizens.

Which of the following is one of the promises made by doctors in the Hippocratic oath?

Doctors will ask their patients questions and make observations.

The most likely reason why an acient Greek might worship more than one god is that

Each god offerd help in diffrent areas

what was an Ephor? Which city state had Ephors? How do Ephors demonstrate characteristics of democracy?

Ephors could remocve kings who broke the law

what were the characteristics of ancient Greek literature?

Epic poems reflected the belief that the Gods controlled humans' live Lyric poetry was sung about topics like war, politics, and emotions. Comedies told about violent conflict and heroes' downfalls in battle.

What is a oligarch?

Government in which a small group of people rule.

Why was Alexandria a perfect location for the exchange of products, ideas, and new technology?

Great for trade, and people to come toghter in Eurpe, Africs, and Asia

What negative effect did the Peloponesian war have on greece

Greece faught argent Ethor.

The most important long term impact of Socrates was

His promotion of critical thinking and reason

Who was considered to be a citizen ancient Athens? What could citizens do in ancient Athens

In Athens all adults, males who were not slaves or foreigners were citizens. Citizns could vote in the assembly and act as Jurrors to hear evidence and decided a court case

Why was the Great Library of Alexandria important?

It attracted brilliant scholars from around the ancient world.

what was the primary purpose of the Olympic games?

It was a religious event where Zeus was honored.

what about Euclid

Known as the father of geomerty

what was the purpose of the persian war? Who fought in it

Persia conquerd the greek aonian city state who rebel agienst Darius the king of perisan with the assistance of the Athenians. Darius is angered by this and sets out to conquer all of Greece

The Victory Athens over Persia at Marathon was surprising

Persia was a much larger pwer than Athens

Name two inportant characterisitics of Sparta's government?

Sparta's government was run by oligarchs. they were fearful of a democratic government like Athens.

on a given day how were Spartan boys most likey to spend their time

Spear throwing

In which area did Sparta differ most from Athens

The citys economic basis

what were the effects of the Peloponnesian War?

The conflict lasted for 27 years with no winner and ended in a truce. Later Sparta with Persian money built a strong navey do defeat the Athenian Navy. Athens was forced to surender in 404 bce. Athens power never fully recovered after that.

What effect did mountains have on the relationship among Greek city - states?

The fertile land for crops was only in the valleys and plains between mountain ranges where communities could develop. This lead to the isolation of the city- states and hinderded unification under a single government

wjo fought th eperisan war? who won

The greecs fought in the war and the perisan won.

Which geographic feature played the largest role in creating independent greek city states

The mountains prevented city states from interacting

How did greece's physical features contrubute to independet city states

The mountines in the sea keep seperate in the city states. It was diffacult

Which best illustrates the Socratic method?

The teacher asks a series of questions and the students discuss them.

Why did metics not have the full rights of citizens

They were foreigners

What is the purpose of a colony?

To excape crowding and lack of land to provide new homes and land for farming and/or port for trading.

What is a fablr? what is the purpose of the fables?

To teach a lesson

what statements can be used as evidence that ancient Greek beliefs and art has been influential?

We read fables as children to learn moral lessons. The columns of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. provide balance and harmony. Comedies and dramas are popular types of theater on Broadway.

What is a Ephor

an elected member of the Spartan government that was responsible for day to day operations. They had the power to remove a king who broke Spartan law.

How did the ancint Greeks addres overpopulation

conquering neighboring city - states and forcing them to provide food, etc. to the conqueror. Migration and colonization of new lands

Desdcribe what life was like for cildren in Sparta? How was life diffrent for boys and girls

for sparta, boys in Sparta were expeted to obey the rules. Boys in Athens boys were expeted to learn math, do jim and listen to music

in the Greek city-state goverments voting was open to

free men born in that city state

Describe Athenian democracy. what were the parts of the goverment? Who was considered to be citizens? Who could vote

irect Demoracy Assembly councill and courts were free adult Atheain women slave people and Forgenniers

what about Herodotus

known as the father of history

what was a key good tha tAthens traded with other city states

olive oil

Which principle do modern democracies share ancient Athens

people should have a voice in goverment

what about Aristotle

sought knowledge through observation

Which was the most important lasting impact of Alexander's conquests?

the spread of Greek ideas around the ancient world.

what is the evidence that ancient Greece was polytheistic?

they had many gods and goddesses.

In what city state did women have the most freedom

they had there most freedom in sparta

why did the greeks hold the olympic games

to honer Zueze