Study Guide: Ancient Greece

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Study Guide Ancient Greece

• LOCATION AND CLIMATE
• Greece is located in Southeastern Europe. It is
  4,900 miles from Baltimore.
• Greece is part of a peninsula. It is surrounded
  by water on three sides. Almost all Greek land is
  near the coastline.
• Greece has many mountains. The mountains are good
  for protection from enemies, but they are not
  good for farming.

• CITIES IN ANCIENT GREECE
• Athens was the most powerful city-state in
  Ancient Greece.
• Life in Athens was free and open. Young children
  went to school, and individual rights were
  respected. Athens is the capital of Greece.
• Sparta was another powerful city.
• Life in Sparta was harsh. Young children were
  trained to fight, and people were expected to put
  the citys needs before their own.

• LIFE AND CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE
• The Olympics were held very four years in honor
  of Zeus in Olympia.
• The first Olympics were held in 776 B.C.
• The marathon originated from the Olympic games.
• The Greeks developed two types of plays by the
  fifth century
• Comedy and Tragedy
• The Greeks used stone when building and perfected
  the use of the stone column.
• Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism, the belief
  in many gods.
• The Romans conquered Ancient Greece in 146 BC,
  and it became part of the Roman Empire for over a
  thousand years.
• Ancient Greeks contributed many things to our
  modern world
• Philosophies Architecture
• Scientific Ideas The theater
• Political Systems Sports (Olympics, marathon)
• The English alphabet