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PVA History Chap 10
History Chapter 10 -- Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| usually the largest gathering place in the Greek city-state | theater |
| the religious center of the city | acropolis |
| the place where men practiced sports | gymnasium |
| a long racing track | stadium |
| the marketplace | agora |
| a singing poet | bard |
| a large group of foot soldier, armed with shields and spears and trained to move together | phalanx |
| Greece is located on the _________ peninsula. | Balkan |
| Alexander the Great's empire extended as far east as _____________. | India |
| In ancient times, Greece was made up of independent cities called ____________. | city-states |
| All of the work in Sparta was done by _________. | helots |
| Alexander the Great's short life was prophesied in the book of _________. | Daniel |
| Most of Greece was conquered by Alexander's father; ______________. | Philip II |
| The word that comes from two words meaning "people" and "rule" is ______________. | democracy |
| Alexander the Great built 16 cities and named each of them ____________ after himself. | Alexandria |
| Torrid means ______________. | scorching |
| The climate zone that is neither too hot or too cold is the ____________ zone. | temperate |
| Weather conditions of a region over a period of many years is called ________________. | climate |
| Conditions such as temperature and precipitation which change from day to day make up a part of a region's _____________. | weather |
| The amount of rain, snow, sleet, etc, an area receives is called ______________. | precipitation |
| body of water that cuts Greece almost in half | Gulf of Corinth |
| alphabet the Greeks borrowed from and added vowels to | Phoenician |
| blind singing poet | Homer |
| philosopher concerned with finding the best way to live | Socrates |
| freed slave who wrote fables | Aesop |
| Greek god honored by the Olympic games | Zeus |
| first city-state to become powerful | Sparta |
| philosophers and foreigners were not welcome here | Sparta |
| the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece | Athens |
| At age 7, boys began a training program designed to make them loyal soldiers in _______________. | Sparta |
| At age 7, boys began a program of education designed to make them good citizens in ___________. | Athens |
| The idea of democracy was developed here. | Athens |
| Most of the men in this city-state never learned to read or write. | Sparta |
| At the age of 18, boys in this city-state became citizens after taking a pledge in a solemn ceremony. | Athens |
| During the Hellenistic Age, which language was used in most of the civilized world? Why was the usage of this language especially important? (Discussion) | Greek became the language of most of the civilized world. The spreading of the Greek language prepared the way for the writing of the New Testament in Greek. |
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