GREECE STUDY GUIDE
1. Describe the physical geography of Greece.
2. How did the Mediterranean Sea impact the development of
Ancient Greece?
3. Why did the Greeks trade with other cultures?
4. What is a polis?
5. What is a colony?
6. How are a colony and a polis similar?
7. T or F People living in Greek city-states thought of themselves
as residents of the city-state, not Greeks.
8. Democracy in Athens reached its height under what leader?
9. What is a democracy?
10.
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a
representative or indirect democracy?
11.
What is an oligarchy?
12.
What is a monarchy?
13.
What is a tyranny?
14.
Describe what happened to the monarchy in Athens.
15.
What did Greek myths explain?
16.
Give two examples of Greek myths. What do they explain?
17.
How did the Greeks apply the Iliad and the Odyssey to
everyday life?
18.
Describe what life was like in Athens.
19.
Describe what life was like in Sparta.
20.
How were the lives of boys different in Athens and Sparta?
21.
What allowed Phillip II of Macedonia to easily conquer
Greece?
22.
Based on the accomplishments of Alexander the Great,
what can you infer about him?
23.
Why do you think Alexander the Great spread Greek
culture?
24.
What is Hellenistic culture?
25.
Describe some Greek achievements.
26.
T or F Greeks valued creativity and education.
27.
What did Greek philosophers believe was most important?
28.
Name some Greek philosophers.
GREECE STUDY GUIDE
1. Describe the physical geography of Greece.
2. How did the Mediterranean Sea impact the development of
Ancient Greece?
3. Why did the Greeks trade with other cultures?
4. What is a polis?
5. What is a colony?
6. How are a colony and a polis similar?
7. T or F People living in Greek city-states thought of themselves
as residents of the city-state, not Greeks.
8. Democracy in Athens reached its height under what leader?
9. What is a democracy?
10.
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a
representative or indirect democracy?
11.
What is an oligarchy?
12.
What is a monarchy?
13.
What is a tyranny?
14.
Describe what happened to the monarchy in Athens.
15.
What did Greek myths explain?
16.
Give two examples of Greek myths. What do they explain?
17.
How did the Greeks apply the Iliad and the Odyssey to
everyday life?
18.
Describe what life was like in Athens.
19.
Describe what life was like in Sparta.
20.
How were the lives of boys different in Athens and Sparta?
21.
What allowed Phillip II of Macedonia to easily conquer
Greece?
22.
Based on the accomplishments of Alexander the Great,
what can you infer about him?
23.
Why do you think Alexander the Great spread Greek
culture?
24.
What is Hellenistic culture?
25.
Describe some Greek achievements.
26.
T or F Greeks valued creativity and education.
27.
What did Greek philosophers believe was most important?
28.
Name some Greek philosophers.