ANCIENT GREECE

LOCATION

• Greece is located at the southeast end of Europe
• Its the southernmost coutry of the Balkan Peninsula

CITY-STATE

• A city state is a political unit made up of a city and all the surrounding land
• The 2 most powerful city-state were Athens and Sparta

GOLDEN AGE

• A period marked by great achievments in Greek history
• Pericles was one of the great rulers of Greece

ATHENS

• Athens was well known for its many philosophers
• Athens was one of the first places to have a democracy

ATHENIANS

• The athenians had a great interest in the olyimpics
• The olyimpics took place every four years
• They also wrote plays and made art

SPARTA

• Sparta was one of Athens' greatest rivals
• They were well known for their military

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