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Chapter Review
Ancient Greece
BIG IDEAS
1. Greece’s geography and its nearness to the sea strongly influenced the
development of trade and the growth of city-states.
2. The people of Athens tried many different forms of government before
creating a democracy.
3. The ancient Greeks created great myths and works of literature that influence
the way we speak and write today.
REVIEWING VOCABULARY, TERMS, AND PEOPLE
Using the clues provided, fill in the letter blanks with the correct term.
Use the letters in boxes to find the hidden word.
1. An area of land that is surrounded on three sides by water.
2. Greek marketplace.
3. Greek stories about Gods and heroes.
4. People who have the right to participate in government.
5. Age of great achievements.
6. Hidden word
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Ancient Greece, continued
COMPREHENSION AND CRITICAL THINKING
Read the FALSE statement below. On the line provided, replace the
underlined words to make this statement TRUE.
1. The Greeks became farmers.
2. The Light Age was a time when Greece slid into a period of warfare and disorder.
3. The creation of city-states marks the beginning of Greece’s modern age.
4. Under Peisistratus’s rule, Athens developed the world’s first democracy.
REVIEWING THEMES
In the space provided, explain how each term relates to the theme listed
below.
Theme: politics
1. polis _____________________________________________________________
2. oligarchy __________________________________________________________
3. democracy ________________________________________________________
4. tyrant ____________________________________________________________
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REVIEW ACTIVITY: WORD SEARCH
On a separate sheet of paper, create a word search. Use the words below
in your puzzle.
polis
classical age
acropolis
agora
democracy
aristocrats
oligarchy
citizens
tyrant
Pericles
mythology
Homer
Sappho
Aesop
fables
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Answer Key
Chapter Review
EXTENSION ACTIVITY
Colors and symbols used for map may vary.
Possible symbols include trees for a forest,
houses for homes, fish for a marketplace, and
sailboats for harbors.
REVIEWING VOCABULARY, TERMS,
AND PEOPLE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Social Studies Skills
PRACTICE THE SKILL
Costs might include isolation from and
difficulty trading with other communities
because of the difficulty of mountain travel,
loss of opportunities to build alliances
with inland groups, and limited farming
opportunities along the coast. Benefits might
include protection from other groups attacking
across the mountains, the development of
superior sailing and navigational skills, and
building an economy on trade with other
countries.
peninsula
agora
mythology
citizens
classical
polis
COMPREHENSION AND
CRITICAL THINKING
1.
2.
3.
4.
shipbuilders and sailors
Dark Age
classical
Cleisthenes
REVIEWING THEMES
1. Polis refers to the Greek-city state.
2. Oligarchy refers to a type of government
that is ruled by only a few people.
APPLY THE SKILL
1. Benefits might include better decisions
3. Democracy refers to a type of government
made because of increased participation
and less unrest or anger among citizens
over being ruled by only a few wealthy
citizens or by a military government.
2. One cost of direct democracy is that
decisions are made slowly because
everyone must be heard and everything is
debated until a decision is made. During
times of emergency city-states sometimes
reverted to rule by a tyrant in order to be
able to act quickly.
in which people rule themselves.
4. Tyrant refers to a political leader who
rules alone, usually through military force.
REVIEW ACTIVITY: WORD SEARCH
Students’ word searches will vary in terms
of placement of words; however, all should
include each of the 15 words listed.
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