Starter quiz
- Which of these was the most important city-state in Ancient Greece?
- Sparta
- Corinth
- Athens ✓
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- Why were there so many city-states in Ancient Greece?
- they could not decide which city should be in charge
- there were natural barriers preventing growth of settlements ✓
- they wanted to build more cities than other civilisations
- Ancient Greece was so big it had to have lots of states
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- What word describes places that were ruled by city-states but were far away from them?
- outposts
- islands
- territories
- colonies ✓
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- Complete the sentence. Ancient Greece ended when the ______ Empire started growing.
- 'Roman' ✓
- Match the words to the definitions
- Mediterranean Sea⇔a body of water around part of the Greek coast ✓
- Athens⇔a city-state in Ancient Greece ✓
- Mount Olympus⇔the highest mountain in Greece ✓
- Italy⇔a country where Ancient Greece had colonies ✓
- Put these civilisations in the order they existed, starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Indus
- 2⇔Ancient Greek
- 3⇔Roman
Exit quiz
- Which of these best describes the location of Athens?
- on a mountainside
- beside the coast ✓
- on an island
- in a forest
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- How did the city-state of Athens make most of its money?
- stealing
- cloth making
- farming
- trading by seafaring ✓
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- Match the words to the definitions.
- democracy⇔a form of government where the people hold power ✓
- Assembly⇔a gathering of men who made decisions in Athens ✓
- debate⇔to discuss an issue and consider its good and bad points ✓
- vote⇔to show your choice on something ✓
- Complete the sentence. ______ were considered the most important people in Athenian society.
- 'men' ✓
- What type of people made up around a third of the population of the city-state of Athens?
- school children
- adult men
- adult women
- enslaved people ✓
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- Which of the following could women do in Athenian society?
- speak at the Assembly
- vote for new laws
- weave cloth ✓
- join the navy
- cook and clean ✓
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Key learning points
- The land around Athens was hard to farm. Athenians imported lots of food and built a seafaring trading society.
- By 431 BCE the important city state of Athens was a democracy; Athenians debated and voted on laws in the Assembly.
- Men had duties; they had to obey the laws, serve in the army, help run the city, pay taxes and serve on juries.
- Women were expected to stay at home and do housework; they cleaned, cooked and wove cloth.
- About 100,000 enslaved people made up about a third of the population and almost every home had at least one.
Common misconception
That a country having a democratic government involves all the people in the country having a say.
In Ancient Greece, only men were allowed to be part of the Assembly and take part in votes. Women were not allowed to vote, the men made the decisions and the women had to abide by them.
Keywords
Athens - Athens was one of the largest city-cities in Ancient Greece
Democracy - democracy is a form of government where the people hold power
Assembly - the Assembly was a gathering of Ancient Greek men who made decisions in Athens
Enslaved person - an enslaved person is someone owned by someone else who forces them to work without pay
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