Greece Study Guide— YOU MUST HAVE STARTED THIS IN ORDER TO TAKE THE SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT. You may use your study guide on the test.
 Vocab (hoplite, trireme, epics, polis, helots, tyrant, phalanx, democracy)
 Map of Greece and importance of geography (pg. 123-4)
 Timeline of cultures/events/battles (your timelines or posted on my website)
 Lysistrata and the portrayal of Athenian women
 Democracy simulation (notes on democracy posted online, or you can borrow one)
 Sparta vs. Athens (love letters or pg. 128-131)
 Greek mythology (your projects or pg. 126)
 Alexander the Great (notes posted online or pg. 142-145)
1) Define all of the vocab words
2) Locate the following on the map: Athens, Sparta, Peloponnese, Troy, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Macedon,
Crete, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Marathon, Corinth, Thrace
3) What was the most important physical feature of Ancient Greece and why?
4) What is the impact of geography on the political systems of Greece?
5) What is the impact of geography on the population of Greece and why?
6) Which war came first: Peloponnesian or Persian?
Greece Study Guide— YOU MUST HAVE STARTED THIS IN ORDER TO TAKE THE SUMMATIVE
ASSESSMENT. You may use your study guide on the test.
 Vocab (hoplite, trireme, epics, polis, helots, tyrant, phalanx, democracy)
 Map of Greece and importance of geography (pg. 123-4)
 Timeline of cultures/events/battles (your timelines or posted on my website)
 Lysistrata and the portrayal of Athenian women
 Democracy simulation (notes on democracy posted online, or you can borrow one)
 Sparta vs. Athens (love letters or pg. 128-131)
 Greek mythology (your projects or pg. 126)
 Alexander the Great (notes posted online or pg. 142-145)
7) Define all of the vocab words
8) Locate the following on the map: Athens, Sparta, Peloponnese, Troy, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Macedon,
Crete, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Marathon, Corinth, Thrace
9) What was the most important physical feature of Ancient Greece and why?
10) What is the impact of geography on the political systems of Greece?
11) What is the impact of geography on the population of Greece and why?
12) Which war came first: Peloponnesian or Persian?
13) Which war was a Greek civil war?
14) Who were the first Greeks?
15) What did the Mycenaeans get from the Minoans?
16) What’s up with the Dorians?
17) What was the Delian League and why was it important (think about what two wars it came between)?
18) Who were the important political figures in ancient Greece and what did they do?
19) How did Greek democracy change over the years?
20) What are the similarities between Sparta and Athens?
21) What are the differences between Sparta and Athens?
22) Why do the Greeks (as we know them in Ancient Greece) disappear?
23) What is the basic story of Troy?
24) What are the stories of the Battles of Thermopylae, Marathon and Salamis? Who won them?
25) What Greek god do you know about, and what do you know about them?
26) What is the story in Lysistrata? What does it say about Athenian women?
27) What was Alexander the Great like?
28) What were Alexander’s major accomplishments?
29) How was Alexander able to conquer such a large territory?
30) What were some of Alexander’s flaws?
31) Which war was a Greek civil war?
32) Who were the first Greeks?
33) What did the Mycenaeans get from the Minoans?
34) What’s up with the Dorians?
35) What was the Delian League and why was it important (think about what two wars it came between)?
36) Who were the important political figures in ancient Greece and what did they do?
37) How did Greek democracy change over the years?
38) What are the similarities between Sparta and Athens?
39) What are the differences between Sparta and Athens?
40) Why do the Greeks (as we know them in Ancient Greece) disappear?
41) What is the basic story of Troy?
42) What are the stories of the Battles of Thermopylae, Marathon and Salamis? Who won them?
43) What Greek god do you know about, and what do you know about them?
44) What is the story in Lysistrata? What does it say about Athenian women?
45) What was Alexander the Great like?
46) What were Alexander’s major accomplishments?
47) How was Alexander able to conquer such a large territory?
48) What were some of Alexander’s flaws?