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Ancient Greece Study Guide
Use your notes on Ancient Greece to complete these questions and
activities to help you study for your test next class.
Part I. Persia:
1. Name Three Persian Emperors that we have studied:\
2. Name three ways that the Persians Organized and controlled their large empire:
Part II Early Greece:
3. Study the map of Greece in your notebook (or find another map of Ancient Greece) and
circle the Five things we have talked about the most in our study of Ancient Greece. Label
those five on the map below.
4. Describe Greek geography using its two most prominent geographical features.
5. How did each of these features contribute to the development of the Greek Polis.
6. Draw a picture of the Greek geography (a side view) that explains why these city-states
did not communicate with each other very much.
7. Why did Greeks colonize, or spread their culture, over sees? Give two reasons.
8. colonization led to a change from the
system that used coins instead of trade.
__ economy to the __
9. Define the following terms in your own words: (try from memory at first, then check
notes)
a. Polis –
b. acropolis –
c. agora –
d. colony –
e. merchant –
10. Name four Greek gods and describe what their role is:
11. What is the difference between the Greek gods and the god or gods of your religion or a
religion you are familiar with? Name three different features.
12. What a Golden Age? Who ruled Athens during its golden age?
13. Where (from what group) did the Greeks get their alphabet?
14. What were Homer’s two poems called and what was the subject matter of each?
15. The Following describe Sparta, Athens, or Both. Place an “S”, “A” or “B” beside each.
Peloponnesus
Attica
Democracy
Two kings and assembly
Descendnts of Myceneaens
Descendants of Dorians
Military State
Politics, education,
Resisted trade
knowledge
Fought against Persians
All adult males are citizens
Leonidas
Slavery
Pericles
Women not citizens
Greek polis
Encouraged trade
Worshipped greek gods
16. Place the forms of government in Athens in order of when they ruled and describe who
has control of the government in each type.
17. Name two Athenian tyrants who helped the people and describe how they helped them.
18. Why did the Persians attack Athens, and who led each attack for the Persians
19. List and describe the major battles of the Persian War.
20. Describe what caused the Peloponnesian War.
21. Describe why Sparta won the Peloponnesian war. (where did they get help? what
weakened their enemy? what about their culture made it possible?)
22. Describe life after the Peloponnesian War for all Greek city-states
23. Use the following words to write a paragraph that tells the story of the fall of Greece and
the Fall of Persia:
Macedonia
Phillip II
divided
Alexander
Persia
Domains
Hellenistic culture
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