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| Describe the people of Sparta. | Very warlike |
| Crete is an example of a "historic stepping stone". What does that mean? | Learning and culture spread to Crete and then to Greece. |
| Name 3 things about the geography of Greece. | Very mountinous, poor soil and lots of peninsulas |
| Define Direct Democracy. | All of the people vote on their laws. |
| Why are you always near water when you are in Greece? | Greece is a peninsula made up of many smaller peninsulas. |
| Why did the people of Crete and Greece become traders as their main source of income? | The soil was too poor for farming. |
| Name the two most important city states in ancient Greece. | Athens and Sparta |
| Name the capital city of Crete. | Knossos |
| Define a representative democracy. | The people elect representatives to make laws for them. |
| The government of Athens was run by the council of the __________. | 500 |
| Why did Sparta have a strong military? | To keep the slaves from revolting. |
| What are the separarte towns in Greece called? | City-states |
| What kind of government did Athens | Democracy |
| Why did Athens not have a complete or pure democracy? | Many people in Athens could not become citizens |
| Who could be a citizen of Athens? | Free men born in Athens |
| What was the soil like in Crete and Greece? | Poor and infertile |
| Athens had a direct democracy because it had a small _________. | population |
| Name 3 things the Greeks learned from the great civilization of Crete. | Alphabet, customs and habits, tombs |
| Describe the palaces in the city of Knossos. | Large, very colorful paintings on the walls, indoor plumbing |
| Where is the location of Crete on a map? | South of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea |
| Why didn't the Spartans produce great works of art, literature and philosophy? | They were too busy with war and military matters. |
| Sparta had a totalitarian government. Explain. | The government had comlete control of the lives of the people. |
| What kind of democracy is the U.S. government? | Representative |
| Around 3000 BC there was a great _____________ on the island of Crete. | Civilization |
| What 3 groups of people could not become citizens of Athens? | Slaves, Women and people born outside of Athens. |
| Name 3 important duties every citizen had to perform in Athens. | Serve on the council of 500, serve on juries, serve 2 years in the military. |
| What did all life in Sparta center on? | The military or the army |
| What happened to Spartan boys at the age of 7? | Taken from their families and placed in military training camps. |
| What happened to crippled or unhealthy babies in Sparta? Why? | They were left on a hillside to die because they would not make good soldiers. |
| Who were the helots in Sparta? | Slaves |
