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Ancient Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is The Greek word for City-State | Polis |
| What is an Acropolis? | A high hill where city states were built |
| What is a Democracy? | A type of government. Means “rule by the people” |
| What is an Aristocrat? | Wealthy landowners. |
| What is an Oligarchy? | A type of gov. Where only a few people have power. |
| What is a Citizen? | People who have the right to participate in government. |
| What is a Tyrant? | A leader who held power through force. |
| Who was Elected leader of Athens during its “Golden Age” | Pericles |
| What are three Characteristics of the Geography of Greece? | Rocky Coastlines, Mountains, Islands |
| What three bodies of water surround the Greek peninsula? | Ionian, Med., and Aegean Sea |
| What are two similarities of city states? | Language and Religion |
| What are two differences of city states? | Government and ways of life |
| Greeks depended on the seas for what? | Travel, Trade, and Food |
| The Greeks became skilled what? | Ship builders and Sailors |
| What are two reasons the greeks began to join city states together? | Protection and Stability |
| Life in the Greek City States revolved around what? | the Agora or marketplace |
| What happened at the Agora? | Trading/ Meeting Place |
| True or false: The people of ancient Greece thought of themselves as a resident of a city-state first, then Greek second. | True |
| What did all Greeks agree on doing? | establishing Colonies |
| Greece is the birth place of what? | Democracy |
| Who created a democracy in Athens? | Cleisthenes |
| For major decisions about how many people were needed to vote in an Assembly(Athens)? | 6000 |
| An agreement to work together. | Alliance |
| What was the name of A 31 year war between Athens and Sparta? | Peloponnesian War |
| What is Mythology? | Stories about how gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
| What were the Olympic Games? | Religious Festival held every 4 years to honor the gods |
| Who was the blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey? | Homer |
| What is reason? | Clear and ordered thinking |
| What is Mythology? | Is a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works. |
| What was the name of the ancient games meant to honor the gods? | The Olympic Games |
| Who was the famous blind poet? | Homer |
| What are Homer's two most famous stories? | Illiad and Odyssey |
| Who are the three most well known Greek Philosophers? | Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle |
| Who was the famous math mathematician? | Euclid |
| Famous greek doctor for his ideas on treating patients? | Hippocrates |
| Who Became King of Macedonia. | Philip II |
| What is a Phalanx? | A battle strategy that used long spears. |
| Who was one of the greatest conquerors in history | Alexander the Great |
| What does hellenistic mean? | Means Greek-like and was after Alexander's rule. |
| How did ancient Athenian Democracy Vote? | Discussion and a vote by raising their hands |
| In Athenian Democracy who could vote? | Male Citizens |
| Did Spartan Women Train? Why or why not? | Yes, that way they could be strong, bear children, and own land. |
| What best describes Philip 2 | Great conquerer, but failed to conquer Persia |
| Why did men meet in the Agora? | To discuss politics and philosophy |
| Who was the gods of the gods? and Where did the Gods live? | Zeus, Mount Olympus |
| The Parthenon was built for what goddess? | Athena |
| Who conquered the Greeks in 338 BC? | King Philip II |
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