greece

Question 1

mountains, islands, and the sea

Answer 1

landforms and geographic features

Question 2

a piece of land with water on three sides.

Answer 2

peninsula

Question 3

large mass of earth and rock.

Answer 3

mountains

Question 4

a piece of land surrounded by water.

Answer 4

islands

Question 5

the community structure of ancient Greece.

Answer 5

polis

Question 6

one of many natural strongholds constructed on rocky, elevated ground in Greece,

Answer 6

acropolis

Question 7

a public open space used for assemblies and markets.

Answer 7

agora

Question 8

a member of the community who legally belonged to a city-state and who had certain political rights

Answer 8

greek citizen

Question 9

all the citizens of Athens had the opportunity to vote on it. To vote, citizens had to attend the assembly on the day the vote took place.

Answer 9

direct democracy

Question 10

a group of 500 people that talk about problems in there country

Answer 10

council

Question 11

The regular opportunity for all male citizens of Athens to speak their minds and exercise their votes regarding the government of their city.

Answer 11

assembly

Question 12

a randomization device used by the Athenians during the period of democracy to select citizens to the council.

Answer 12

lottery

Question 13

astrolabe

Answer 13

An ancient tool used to find the location of objects in outer space (sun, stars, planets, etc.). This allowed people to have a better understanding of time

Question 14

ores smelting and casting

Answer 14

iron was melted in an extremely hot furnace and was molded/shaped into something new. This was used to create weapons, tools, plates, armor, and parts of art/architecture.

Question 15

pulley block

Answer 15

Series of ropes, wheels, and pulleys. This changed the direction of the pull and allowed more weight to be lifted with less strength. The Greeks used these to help build large structures/columns.

Question 16

wood screw

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Device used to move or relocate water. This allowed the Greeks to move water easier and helped with irrigation (bringing water to crops/fields).

Question 17

ships/tiriremes

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Often had sails and many oars. Large warships required at least 170 men to row. These were much faster than those in the past.

Question 18

art

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The Greeks often used ideas like balance and reason in their work. Common forms included: pottery with scenes/myths painted on, pottery, walls and murals.

Question 19

architecture

Answer 19

the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings

Question 20

Parthenon

Answer 20

The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis in Greece