Ancient Greece City-States

Question 1

1.Located on a fertile plain halfway between Sparta and Athens.
2.Oldest city in ancient Greece

Answer 1

Argos

Question 2

1.Best educated in all of Greece
2.Most famous philosophers, teachers, and architects came from here

Answer 2

Athens

Question 3

1.The wealthiest city-state
2.In center of Greece, so profited a lot from trade and was the very last city–state to fall to the Romans

Answer 3

Corinth

Question 4

1.Birthplace of Hercules, Oedipus, and Pindar
2.Origin of many Greek myths

Answer 4

Thebes

Question 5

1.Coastal city-state that loved to sail around the Mediterranean to trade and establish new towns
2.Trade hub known for its textiles

Answer 5

Megara

Question 6

1.Birthplace of the ancient Olympic games and
Greece’s best athletes
2.Home to massive statue of Zeus

Answer 6

Olympia

Question 7

1.Best army in all of Greece
and military training began at age 7, service at 20
2.Did not put a lot of importance on education – focus was on protecting the city-state

Answer 7

Sparta