The Acropolis What was the purpose of the Acropolis?

Athens

Athens was the first city-state to develop what type of government?

Who could not participate in government?

Daily Life

How was life in ancient Greece different for men and women?

How was daily life in Sparta different than in other city-states?

Festivals & Games

Why were festivals held?

What types of competitions did they have at the festivals?

Geography

Describe the physical features and location of Greece.

Gods & Goddesses

Who was king of all the gods and goddesses, and what was his nickname?

How did the ancient Greeks honor their gods and goddesses?

Knowledge & Learning
Who is Euclid?

Who is Thucydides?

Sparta
Why was Sparta very powerful?

What objects have archaeologists found in ancient Sparta?

Time

How old was Alexander when he was made King of Macedonia?

When was the battle of Marathon and who won it?

When did Thucydides write the history of the Peloponnesian War?

When and why was Sokrates put to death?

War

Who were the Persian wars fought between, and when did they happen?

What was the effect of the Persian Wars on Greece? (list at least 3)

1. The Acropolis was originally seen as a fortress. It was meant to protect Athens from attacks.

2. democracy

3. adult, male citizens

4. men were expected to take an active part in the public life of their city, women were expected to lead a private life as wives and mothers

5. in sparta women led more active lives, as this would improve their physical strength and their ability to have healthy babies. Sparta also had slaves but these belonged to the city as a whole, rather than to individual families.

6. they were very important part of life in ancient Greece, and were a central part of worshipping the gods. They usually included a procession and a sacrifice. One festival in Athens, held to honour Dionysos, involved a competition between playwrights.

7. music, poetry, drama and also athletics.

8. Greece has the longest coastline in Europe and is the southernmost country in Europe. The mainland has rugged mountains, forests, and lakes, but the country is well known for the thousands of islands. yea lol

8. The King of all gods was zeus frfr bc he had the lightning bult and he was king of the sky, his bros was posiden and hades, there are a lot of different versions of this story his nickname is "Father of Gods and men”

9. They gave burnt offerings

10. Eulicid: he is the most prominent mathematician of Greco-Roman antiquity, best known for his treatise on geometry, the Elements.

11. Thucydides was an Athenian historian and general

12. Bc Sparta's entire culture centered on war

13. At the site, archaeologists found objects of worship, clay figurines, a cup adorned with a bull's head, swords and fragments of murals.

14. 20 years old

15. Greek won, 522-486 BCE

16. i dont know

17. Socrates was sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning in 399 B.C.

18. The Persian Wars were a series of wars fought between the Persians and the Greeks from 492 BC to 449 BC.

19. The wars with the Persians affected ancient Greece greatly. The Athens were gone by the Persians, but the Athenians built the beautiful buildings that are important cultural aspects today. In Greek art, there are many scenes of Greeks fighting Persians.

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