Chapter 1

Question 1

Were is Greece located?

Answer 1

Greece is in the Balkan Peninsula and the islands next to it, in the south-east of Europe

Question 2

How many periods did it has and what were their names?

Answer 2

Greece have three different periods and their names were: the Archaic period from the 8th BC to the 6th Bc, Classical period from the 5th BC up to 336BC and the Hellenistic period from 4th to 30BC

Question 3

What were the important events in Archaic Period?

Answer 3

The important events were:
The Appearance of the poleis
Colonization

Question 4

Why in the Archaic period were social problems?

Answer 4

They were divided in different classes that were:

• Aristoi (Lands and Rights)
• Slaves (No rights or Lands)

Question 5

How many battles were in the Classical periods and what are their names?

Answer 5

Four battles and their names are:

• First median war
• Termopilas
• Salamis
• Peloponnesian war

Question 6

What were the important events of the Hellenistic period?

Answer 6

Two important events:

• The son of the king of macedonia conquer Greece and built a great empire
• In 30BC Romans conquered them

Question 7

What were the forms of government of Sparta and Athens.

Answer 7

Athens: Democracy
Sparta: Oligarchy

Question 8

What were the requirements to be able to vote in Sparta and in Athens?

Answer 8

Sparta: Any citizen over 30 and Spartan father
Athens: Any citizen over 18 and Athenian parents

Question 9

The four points of the economy in Greece

Answer 9

1-Agriculture=> cereals, olives, vines
2-Livestook farming=> goats,sheep…
3-Artisans=>textile,pottery…
4-Traders=>very important activity

Question 10

The seven principal points of the religion in Greece

Answer 10

• Polytheists
• Greek gods were anthropomorphic
• They lived in mount Olympus
• They had powers and were inmortal
• Greeks believed in demigods
• Gods lives=> Myths
• To honour gods: Religious celebrations, Olympic games and Offerings

Question 11

The most important buildings in Greek architecture

Answer 11

Were the temples made of stone and marble

Question 12

The different types of columns in the story of Greece

Answer 12

Archaic: Doric, simple
Classical: Ionic, more complex
Hellenistic: Corinthian, very complex

Question 13

The different types of sculptures in the story of Greece

Answer 13

Archaic: Kouros
Classical: Discobolus
Hellenistic: Laocoon and his sons

Question 14

What were the names of the assemblies that Sparta and Athens organized

Answer 14

Sparta:Apella
Athens:Ecclesia

Question 15

What are the things that poleis had in common

Answer 15

• Religion
• Language (Greek)
• Culture
• Hellas(poleis)
• Same shape

Question 16

What was the strategy that greek use in the battle of termopilas

Answer 16

They use a double strategy one half of the trop to the land and the oder half to the sea.

Question 17

When Alexander the Great die his…

Answer 17

his generals divided between his generals and they founded “Hellenistic monarchies”

Question 18

Why greeks need new territories?

Answer 18

Because the increase of population and New commercial activity brought the need of Raw Materials and New Markets

Question 19

How was call the upper part and the lower part of the Greece cities?

Answer 19

The upper part was call Acropolis and the lower part was call Agora

Question 20

In the battle of Salamis how won the Greeks or the Persians?

Answer 20

The Greeks because they were very good at navigation

Question 21

How years of peace did Athens and Sparta signed?

Answer 21

They signed a 30 years of peace but Athens became stronger

Question 22

What is the name of the friend of Blanca?

Answer 22

Darius

Question 23

What are the names of the sons of Kronos(a titan)

Answer 23

• Hades
• Hestia
• Demeter
• Hera
• Poseidón
• Zeus

Question 24

How many years did the Peloponnesian war

lasted?

Answer 24

The Peloponnesian war lasted almost 30 years

Question 25

How greeks call their territories?

Answer 25

They call them Hellas