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Ancient Greece Study Guide
Directions: Complete each sentence below. This study guide will not be collected; its intention is to be a guide
upon which you study.
1. A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a(n) _______________.
2. Because of the geography of ancient Greece, the Greek communities developed
_______________.
3. One important event that took place during the Dark Ages of Greece was the
disappearance of _____________.
4. The collapse of the Greek civilization during the Dark Ages increased _______________.
5. A high place near rocky hills where settlers would be safe from attack is called a(n)
_______________.
6. In ancient Greece, villages often joined to form a small, independent nation, or
_______________.
7. A member of a rich and powerful ruling family is called a(n) _______________.
8. _______________ is a form of government in which people govern themselves.
9. The laws introduced by the Athenian leader Solon helped the city become
___________________.
10. During the Golden Age of Greece, Athenians made great achievements in
_______________ .
11. The goal of Greek art was ____________________________________________________.
12. Most Greeks believed their gods were the source of ________________________.
13. _______________ was the king of all Greek Gods. He was also married to Hera and is
symbolized by thunderbolts and lightning.
14. In ancient Greece, a(n) _______________ was a person who used reason to understand
natural events.
15. While the Acropolis was the center of Athens’s religious life, the agora was the center of
_______________ .
16. A(n) _______________ is a public market and meeting place in ancient Greece.
17. Some scholars believe that in ancient Athens, one third of all people were
_______________.
18. Unlike Athens, in ancient Sparta the government concentrated all its resources on creating
____________________.
19. The main role of a Spartan woman was to _____________________________.
20. After the end of the war between Athens and Sparta, Athens was
_________________________.
21. A(n) _______________ is a widespread sickness.
22. Ships may surround and close, or _______________, a harbor in order to defeat an enemy.
23. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, Greece _______________ across Persia and
into Egypt.
24. After Alexander’s death, his empire broke up into three _______________ kingdoms.
25. During the Hellenistic period, there were important achievements in _______________ and
______________.