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Ancient Greece



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THE GREEK DARK AGES

A dark age is a period of time we know very little about because _________

_________________________________________________________.

Greece was in a dark age for ____ years. Still, we know a great deal about the ancient Greeks because ____________________________________.

List the three kinds of stories:

1.________________ 2.________________ 3._________________

CITY-STATES

After the Greek dark ages, villages started to band together to form strong _______ _______. These groups of villages were called ______ _______.

What is another name for a city-state? _________

Each city-state had its own ________________, _______________,

_______________, and ____________________. Ancient Greeks were very ____________ to their city-state.

Each city-state had its _______________________________________.

What were five of the most powerful Greek city-states?

1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5._________

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT

(Match the form of government with the correct description.)

____ Monarchy a. Rule by a dictator

____ Oligarchy b. Rule by a king

____ Tyranny c. Rule by the citizens

____ Democracy d. Rule by a small group

ACHIEVEMENTS/CONTRIBUTIONS

The earliest Greek civilizations thrived nearly _________ years ago. Their culture still impacts our lives today. They were great at ______________, ______________, ______________, and ______________, ______________, ______________.

List at least four contributions the ancient Greeks gave to the world.

1._________________________________

2._________________________________

3._________________________________

4._________________________________

GREEK MEN, WOMEN, KIDS, SLAVES

(Match one to each statement: Men, Women, Girls, Boys, Slaves)

• They enjoyed wrestling and horseback riding. ____________

• They could not use their own name. ____________

• They were not allowed to watch the Olympics. ____________

• They ran the government. ____________

• They stayed at home until they were married. ____________

• They went to school at age 6 or 7. ____________

• They had limited freedom outside the home. ____________

• They were important to the culture of Greece. ____________

FOOD & CLOTHING

Name six types of food ancient Greeks enjoyed eating:

1. __________________ 4. __________________

2. __________________ 5. __________________

3. __________________ 6. __________________

What was rarely eaten?____________ Why?______________________

Men and women wore _________ in the summer and _______ in the winter.

The ancient Greeks could buy clothes in the __________, the marketplace, but that was expensive. Most families made their own clothes that were often decorated to represent __________________________________.

The first _________, called a __________, was invented by the Greeks!

EDUCATION

In Athens, the purpose of education was to produce __________________

_________________________________________________________.

What two important things did boys learn in school?

1._______________________ 2.______________________

In Sparta, the purpose of education was to produce __________________

_________________________________________________________.

What two skills were boys taught in school?

1._______________________ 2.______________________

Read the legend of the young Sparta boy.

What did he steal? __________________________________________.

When he noticed the soldiers approaching what did he do? _____________

_________________________________________________________.

What did he then do to avoid punishment? _________________________

_________________________________________________________.

GODS & GODDESSES

(Who am I? Match the statement with the name of a Greek god or goddess.)

• I am the lord of the sea, __________

• I am half man, half god __________

• I am the wife of Zeus __________

• I am the lord of the underworld __________

• I am the goddess of wisdom __________

• I am the most powerful of the gods __________

• I am the goddess of love and beauty __________

• I am the god of war __________

GREEK ALPHABET

(Write the correct Greek symbol each the box.)

GREEK OLYMPICS

It is believed that the first Olympics games started in _______________.

The Greeks took the games quite seriously. If two or more Greek city-states happened to be at war with each other when the game date arrived, what would they do? _________________________________________.

Meet Your Fellow Olympians

(Put an X in the box of the city-state that matches the description.)

(Hint: There are two descriptions for each city-state)

|Description |Athens |Sparta |Corinth |Argos |Megara |

|We are the shining star of all the Greek city-states. | | | | | |

|We love money and are excellent accountants. | | | | | |

|We are held in disgrace by the other Greek city-states. | | | | | |

|We lie, cheat, and do whatever it takes to win. | | | | | |

|We are a coastal city-state with a history as a cultural| | | | | |

|and trade center. | | | | | |

|We are famous for our wonderful musicians and poets. | | | | | |

|We are superior soldiers, fierce, capable, and proud of | | | | | |

|our strength. | | | | | |

|We are superbly educated in the arts and the sciences. | | | | | |

|We are famous for our textiles which are the envy of | | | | | |

|other city-states. | | | | | |

|We are famous for our bronze statues, pottery and vase | | | | | |

|painters. | | | | | |

Name: ____________________________________________________________________

DECISIONS, DECISIONS!

After reading through the descriptions of each city-state, write down your top 3 Choices of which one you would like to be in. You should pick a city-state that best resembles your personality and what you like to do. Next to each choice -- put a reason or 2 why you think you fit in with that group.

City-State Name ____ _________REASONS

Choice #1: ________________

Choice #2: ________________

Choice #3: ________________

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