Ancient+Greece

Greece Powerpoint:
Quiz Questions! 1. What is Greece’s political contribution to the political world (especially countries like Canada and the United States)? 2. How did geography influence Greece’s economy and military technology? 3. How did Hellenistic ideas spread throughout Asia? 4. Describe an example of how necessity brings about technological change. 5. Define monarchy 6. Define oligarchy

Answers! **1. **The Athens was the first to have a democracy government, which we use in Canada today. **2.** There were a lot of mountains which caused diversion of Greeks; in result to this they fought each other. **3.** Alexander the great spreaded Hellenistic throughout Asia **4.** Greek cities were often sandwiched between the ocean and sea, so they developed a navy for trading and fighting. **5.** Monarchy- a type of government that is ruled by a queen or king. **6.** Oligarchy- a government ruled by two or more kings or queens



Hero Game
** Sparta : **
 * They don't have one king as a ruler; they have multiple ones
 * Everyone in Sparta is a soldier
 * Hoplites are spartans that fight on foot with a spear and shield
 * The blacksmith makes the armour for the soldiers
 * Before the blacksmith starts working no the armour, they always makes offerings to the gods for luck.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Olympia : **
 * They have chariot races for entertainment
 * They worship Zeus and have a temple for you
 * They believe that the statue of Zeus that they have is one of the seven wonders of the world
 * To participate in the games, you'd have to spend at least a month in training and prayer.
 * They treat anyone who win at the olympics like a hero
 * Many Olympic champions never have to work again because they're so famous


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Athens : **
 * They entertained children with stories
 * They were special cloaks for festivals
 * They have a festival in celebration of Dionysos, the God of wine.
 * They had three rulers; they all had separate jobs and were called Archones
 * Only men acted in plays, they wore masks if they needed to play the role of a woman
 * They sacrificed animals for Gods; specifically goats
 * Water jars are important because it was a part of their religion


 * Mount Olympus : **
 * 1) The twelve Gods and Godesses lived on Mount Olympus.
 * 2) Athena is protector of Athens


 * Athens : **
 * 1) Boys ages 18-20 spent 2 years training as soldiers.
 * 2) They had to pay for their weapons.
 * 3) Olive tree was a gift from the Goddess Athena.
 * 4) Boys went to school at age 7.
 * 5) Boys left at 18 to start military training.
 * 6) Girls didn't go to school.
 * 7) People lived in Acropolis.
 * 8) Acropolis is a hill in athens.


 * Sparta:**
 * 1) Sparta is surrounded by mountains who helped protect them from invaders.
 * 2) Worst name-call is Trembler.
 * 3) When a man turns 20 they had to join the army.
 * 4) Spartan boys were kept hungry and had to steal food to survive.

** Greece Video : **

 * Greece is known as the birthplace of western civilizations because it's people created the world's first democratic government
 * It's people created the olympic games
 * They also made important contributions to architecture, art, literature, science and math
 * Their mysterious religion has enriched countless generations with its many wonderful myths and legends
 * The civilizations of ancient greece developed in the north eastern region of the middeteranian sea, the area known of its beauty
 * Long ago, people in different parts of greece were isolated from each other
 * Each city had it's own system of government, laws, and it's own military,but they all worshiped the same gods and spoke the same language
 * Their religion was taught through myths that were passed down from one generation to the next
 * They believed that their gods were immortal
 * Only men were the only actors
 * Theaters were the god Dionysus temple