Social Studies Name: ___________________________

Directions: Answer the following questions by using the web links below. This webquest will require
you to visit several different websites.

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

Answer questions #1-15 using http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece.

1. When was the so-called Greek Dark Ages?

2. Describe what Greece was like during the Greek Dark Ages.

3. Every one of these city-states (known as _____) was said to be protected by a particular ______
_______, to whom the citizens of the polis owed a great deal of reverence, respect and sacrifice.

4. What was a phalanx? Explain.

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 5. Although each of the Greek city-states were different, they all shard some common
characteristics. Explain these similarities.

6. What was the largest Greek city-state at the time?

7. What was the most important source of wealth in the Greek city-states?

8. Between 750 B.C. and 600 B.C., Greek colonies sprang up from the Mediterranean to Asia
Minor, from North Africa to the coast of the Black Sea. By the end of the seventh century B.C.,
there were more than ______ colonial poleis.

9. Explain what happened in these city-states as time passed.

Use a dictionary or online dictionary website to answer questions #10 and 11.

10. Define oligarch:

11. Define autocratic:

12. Who were the tyrants of the Ancient Greek period? Explain.

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 13. What is meant by demokratia?

14. What effect did the colonial migrations of the Archaic period have on its art and literature?

15. What is the general timeframe of the archaic period in Greece?

Answer questions #16-31 using http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/. Use the links on the left to visit the
different sections of the website.

16. What is meant by acropolis?

17. What was the purpose of an acropolis in Greek city-states?

18. Where was the most famous acropolis?

19. What was the Parthenon and where is it?

20. Explain the different roles of men and women in Athens in terms of the Greek democracy.

21. Explain the different roles of men and women in Greece in terms of the roles during daily life.

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22. Explain the role of slavery in Greece.

23. How was Sparta different from most other Greek city-states?

24. Where does a lot of our understanding of daily life in Greece come from?

25. Describe the role and the importance of festivals in Greece.

26. Some of the most important festivals of ancient Greece involved athletic competition, such as
the _____________, which were held in honour of ____, and the _____________, held at Delphi
in honour of ______.

27. Mainland Greece is a ___________ land almost completely surrounded by the ______________
Sea. Greece has more than ______ islands. The country has ____ winters and ______________
summers.

28. Who was the king of all the gods? Explain.

29. Where did the Greek gods live?

30. Who did the Greeks fight wars against in the early part of the 5th century BC?

31. What was the result of these wars?

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Teacher Key Name: ___________________________

Directions: Answer the following questions by using the web links below. This webquest will require
you to visit several different websites.

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

Answer questions #1-15 using http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece.

1. When was the so-called Greek Dark Ages?

The time period before the Archaic Period, so before 800 B.C.

2. Describe what Greece was like during the Greek Dark Ages.

During the so-called Greek Dark Ages before the Archaic period, people lived scattered throughout
Greece in small farming villages.

3. Every one of these city-states (known as poleis) was said to be protected by a particular god or
goddess, to whom the citizens of the polis owed a great deal of reverence, respect and sacrifice.

4. What was a phalanx? Explain.

Greek military leaders trained the heavily armed hoplite soldiers to fight in a massive formation called a
phalanx: standing shoulder to shoulder, the men were protected by their neighbor's shield.

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 5. Although each of the Greek city-states were different, they all shard some common
characteristics. Explain these similarities.

They all had economies that were based on agriculture, not trade: For this reason, land was every city-
states most valuable resource. Also, most had overthrown their hereditary kings, or basileus, and were
ruled by a small number of wealthy aristocrats.

6. What was the largest Greek city-state at the time?

Sparta

7. What was the most important source of wealth in the Greek city-states?

Land

8. Between 750 B.C. and 600 B.C., Greek colonies sprang up from the Mediterranean to Asia
Minor, from North Africa to the coast of the Black Sea. By the end of the seventh century B.C.,
there were more than 1,500 colonial poleis.

9. Explain what happened in these city-states as time passed.

As time passed and their populations grew, many of these agricultural city-states began to produce
consumer goods such as pottery, cloth, wine and metalwork. Trade in these goods made some people
usually not members of the old aristocracyvery wealthy. These people resented the unchecked power
of the oligarchs and banded together, sometimes with the aid of heavily-armed soldiers called hoplites,
to put new leaders in charge.

Use a dictionary or online dictionary website to answer questions #10 and 11.

10. Define oligarch:

A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

11. Define autocratic:

Of or relating to a ruler who has absolute power.

12. Who were the tyrants of the Ancient Greek period? Explain.

Some peopleusually not members of the old aristocracybecame very wealthy. These people
resented the unchecked power of the oligarchs and banded together, sometimes with the aid of heavily-
armed soldiers called hoplites, to put new leaders in charge. These leaders were known as tyrants.
Some tyrants turned out to be just as autocratic as the oligarchs they replaced, while others proved to
be enlightened leaders.

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 13. What is meant by demokratia?

Power by the people.

14. What effect did the colonial migrations of the Archaic period have on its art and literature?

They spread Greek styles far and wide and encouraged people from all over to participate in the eras
creative revolutions. The epic poet Homer, from Ionia, produced his Iliad and Odyssey during the Archaic
period. Sculptors created kouroi and korai, carefully proportioned human figures that served as
memorials to the dead.

15. What is the general timeframe of the archaic period in Greece?

The term Ancient, or Archaic, Greece refers to the time three centuries before the classical age,
between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C.

Answer questions #16-31 using http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/. Use the links on the left to visit the
different sections of the website.

16. What is meant by acropolis?

Acropolis mean high city in Greek.

17. What was the purpose of an acropolis in Greek city-states?

Most city-states in ancient Greece had at their center a rocky mound or hill where they built their
important temples and where the people could retreat if under attack.

18. Where was the most famous acropolis?

Athens

19. What was the Parthenon and where is it?

The Parthenon is the temple built for the goddess Athena on the Athens Acropolis.

20. Explain the different roles of men and women in Athens in terms of the Greek democracy.

Male citizens in Athens could vote on all decisions that affected the city and serve on juries. However,
women and children were not allowed to vote.

21. Explain the different roles of men and women in Greece in terms of the roles during daily life.

Men were expected to take an active part in the public life of their city, while women were expected to
lead a private life as wives and mothers.

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 22. Explain the role of slavery in Greece.

Slavery was a central feature of life in Greece. Families of reasonable wealth would have slaves to carry
out the household chores, to go shopping at the market and even to help bring up children.

23. How was Sparta different from most other Greek city-states?

Here women led more active lives as this would improve their physical ability and improve their ability
to have healthy babies. As well, slaves in Sparta were owned by the city rather than by individual
families.

24. Where does a lot of our understanding of daily life in Greece come from?

From scenes painted on pottery.

25. Describe the role and the importance of festivals in Greece.

Festivals were a very important part of life in ancient Greece, and were a central part of worshipping the
gods. They usually included a procession and a sacrifice. Festivals also included various competitions.

26. Some of the most important festivals of ancient Greece involved athletic competition, such as
the Olympic Games, which were held in honour of Zeus, and the Pythian Games, held at Delphi
in honour of Apollo.

27. Mainland Greece is a mountainous land almost completely surrounded by the Mediterranean
Sea. Greece has more than 1400 islands. The country has mild winters and long, hot and dry
summers.

28. Who was the king of all the gods? Explain.

King of all the gods was Zeus. He could control the weather and was often called the thunderer or the
cloud-gatherer.

29. Where did the Greek gods live?

Mount Olympus

30. Who did the Greeks fight wars against in the early part of the 5th century BC?

Persia

31. What was the result of these wars?

Greek won both wars and the wars resulted in the Greek city-states unifying.

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