Ancient Greece Part 1 –Study Guide
Mrs. M. Brown
1. This society brags about their freedom,
refreshing their minds, and celebrating
games and sacrifices
_________________________
Athenians
2. A narrow piece of land connecting two
larger pieces of land _________________
isthmus
3. Mountains made transportation and
trade
__________
difficult
strong military
 4. Spartans valued a ________
_______ to
provide security and protection
Athenians
 5. ______________
valued education, the
arts, clear thinking, enjoying life and games
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Pericles
6. _________
was the brilliant leader of
Athens who encouraged the creation of
columns, arts, and great works of literature.
 7. Spartan men were busy with military
business so Spartan women had
More rights
___________
__________ than Athenian
women
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8. Greeks became expert shipbuilders
Traveling by land ____ __________
because ____________
was difficult
 9. A polis is a _________________
in
City-state
Greece
military
 10. Boys in Sparta began their _________
training at the age of 7
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11. People in ancient Greece identified
themselves with their city-state, not with a
country
_____________
 12. In a representative democracy people
elect officials
_______
_______ to make their laws and
vote on issues.
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Mycenaeans
13. Through trade, the _________________
learned and then borrowed ___________
art
Minoans
styles, pottery designs, and writing
oligarchy
 14. In a/ an _____________
only a few
people have power.
Spartan slaves_________
 15. Helots were _________
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16. Greeks did not hide from invading
agora
armies in the ________________
 17. A common language and a common
ancestor helped ancient Greeks feel __
A bond__________
between all city-states
_____
____ _____________
 18. A tyrant is a leader who holds power by
force
_____
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19. Majority rule is the way government
Athens
decisions were made in _________
Rich landowners
 20. Aristocrats were _______
___________
classical age ________ is an age
 21. A __________
marked by great achievements.
 22. Minoans and Mycenaeans helped shape
later Greek
cultures_______
______
______
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fortress
23. An acropolis is a _________
on the top
of a high hill in ancient Greece
 REMEMBER: Your test will also include
a short essay question asking you to
compare Sparta and Athens AND will
have a statement in which you must
identify where the speaker is from!
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