greece

Question 1

seas of greece

Answer 1

Aegean, Ionian, Black Sea surround Greece

Question 2

Also known as the “polis”
City and surrounding countryside (villages)
50 – 500 square miles
20,000 people

Answer 2

city state

Question 3

Rule by a king or queen
hereditary
Society was unequal
“divine right of kings”
“mandate of heaven”

Answer 3

monarchy

Question 4

Rule by a few people
Power based on wealth
Ruling group controls army
Society was unequal

Answer 4

oligarchy

Question 5

Rule by a small group of noble, land-owning families
Families were very rich

Answer 5

aristocracy

Question 6

Ruling group controls military
Practice in Athens, 461 B.C.
Evolved from aristocracy

Answer 6

direct democracy

Question 7

Fortified hilltop
Center of the city-state
Male citizens gathered to conduct business

Answer 7

acropolis

Question 8

Two of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece

Answer 8

sparta v. athens

Question 9

Southern part of Greece
Peloponnesus
Cut off from the rest of Greece
Military society

Answer 9

sparta

Question 10

Eastern part of Greece
Emphasis on art, literature, education
Developed early form of democracy

Answer 10

athens