Study Guide Flashcards
What landforms covered Greece? What was Greece made up of?
Mountains,
made up of islands and a peninsula
How did the geography affect how Greece developed?
It made Greece unable to trade by land and kept the city-states from uniting.
Why were the Greeks dependent on sea trade?
They couldn’t trade by land.
List the 3 types of government of ancient Athens in order.
Oligarcy, Direct Democracy, Indirect Democracy
Describe how a direct Democracy works. Who can be a citizen?
In A direct democracy, anyone citizen can argue for or against a law. Only free males over 21 can be citizens.
Describe how an indirect (representative) democracy works. Who can be citizen?
People elect representatives to serve them and fight for their needs. Anyone can be a citizen.
In which city-state did democracy begin?
Athens
Describe the cultural focus of ancient Athens
Athens was focused on art, painting, architecture, and learning.
Describe the cutural focus of ancient Sparta
Sparta was focused on warfare
How was life different for Spartan women vs. Athenian women?
Spartan women had rights since their husbands weren’t around most of the time. Athenian women had close to no rights.
What cause the Persian Wars? What was the outcome?
IDK
What caused the Peloponnesian War? Who won?
idk
How did the Peloponnesia war affect the future of Greece?
idk
What 3 seas surround Greece? What does Maritime mean?
Agean, Medditeranian, and Ionian seas. Maritime means sea.
Who was a famous Greek historian who wrote about the Persian wars and mummification?
IDK
