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UNIT 6 -A Grece
Lessons 17,18,19 and 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the trojan war happen | Legend says that a Greek army besieged and destroyed Troy because a Trojan prince kidnapped the beautiful wife of a Greek king, Helen. |
| why was the tempature so important in grece | These moderate temperatures supported an outdoor life in the Greece civilization for many citizens. |
| what was the land like in ancient greece | About three-fourths of ancient Greece was covered by rugged mountains. These chains of mountains mostly ran from the northwest to the southeast along the Balkan Peninsula. |
| Why was the sea so important to ancient greeks | When the Greek people became more advanced sailors and skilled in seaway transportation, sea travel connected Greece to other societies. |
| What where greek myths | The Greeks developed a set of myths, or traditional stories, about their gods.Through these myths,the Greeks sought to understand the mysteries of nature and power of human passions. |
| Why did Grece view itself as one united country rather individual city states | Because each city maintained its own laws, army, and currency, ancient Greek cities were called city-states. |
| What was Monarchy | It is a king or queen ( king in ancient grece) who holds the power |
| What was oligracy | In an oligarchy, the ruling power lies in the hands of a few wealthy people. |
| What was a tyranny | These men who forced the oligarchs from power were called tyrants. In a tyranny, the ruling power belongs solely to one individual who is not a lawful king. |
| What was a democracy | All citizens where allowed to vote and make law reccomendations |
| Where did the two city states live in contrast to another | Athens was very close to the sea while sparta was on a narrow plain. |
| What was athens government | Democracy |
| What was spartas government | Oligarcy |
| What was athens econemy | It was mostly made up of sea trade |
| What was Spartas econemy | It was mostly conquering and taking recorces |
| What was greek religion like | Every city-state honored a god or goddess, who was thought to provide its people with special protection. For example, Athens was named for the goddess Athena. The Greeks believed that each god or goddess had power over a particular area of life. |
| What was Greek architecture like | The Greeks built their temples, not as places in which to worship, but as beautiful dwellings for the gods and goddesses. Temples were built with rows of tall columns. The Greeks used three styles of columns |
| What did greek sculptures look like | The general outline of the statue was then roughed out in marble, Greek statues were colorful. Creating lifelike statues was one of the great achievements of Greek sculptors |
| What was greek drama | The Theater of Dionysus in Athens, could accommodate thousands of people. As Greek playwrights improved their art, they began to write plays that told stories. |
| Who was a greek philosopher | One of the most influential philosophers in history was an Athenian named Socrates |
| What are the rules of english grammer, punctuation, and paragraphing based off of | Greek writing |
| Where did democracy origianate | Athens |
| Who created most of the medicine in ancient greece | Hippocrates is often called the “father of medicine.” He brought a scientific way of thinking to his profession as a doctor |
| Who was a greek astronomer | Greek scientist named Aristarchus was the first person to suggest that Earth revolves, or moves, around the sun. |
| Who created the first map in greece | The Greek historian Herodotus created the first map of the known world, in about 450 B.C.E |
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