Ch. 9-Greece Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What country is different from many countries that has mountainous land with deep valleys and rugged highlands? | Greece |
| Greece was not a united or a unified country because of what? | The mountains |
| What sea is located on the east side of Greece? | Aegean Sea |
| In Greece, what area extends outward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea? | Balkan Peninsula |
| What sea is located on the west side of Greece? | Ionian Sea |
| What sea is located in the south side of Greece, next to the island of Crete and north of Africa? | Mediterranean Sea |
| What allowed Greece to rise in wealth for the nation? | trading with other nations |
| The people of Greece developed small independent communities with their own form of government which chooses its own leaders by voting for them, what is it called? | Democracy |
| Where did the first Greek civilization started? | The Island of Crete |
| The people of Crete were named after which legendary king that ruled the Island of Crete, what is his name? | Minos |
| In the Trojan War legend, Greeks fought the Trojans for what reason? | To rescue the kidnapped wife of a Greek king |
| The Greeks believed that the gods lived in what that is located north of Greece? | Mount Olympus |
| According to a blind poet, he composed two poems about the Trojan War called: The lliad and the Odyssey, who was he? | Homer |
| Greek legends were told by (word of mouth) and are changed with every person that tells the story, what is this Greek culture known as? | oral tradition |
| In Greece, different forms of government developed, what was the type of government that had Kings and Queens as rulers? | Monarchy |
| In Greece, different forms of government developed, what was the type of government that had rich and powerful families in charge of a city-state? | Aristocracy |
| What were the three requirements by Greek males of a city-state that allowed them to vote in a democracy? | Old enough, born in the same city-state, & owning property |
| Who were not allowed to vote or participate in Greek democracy governments? | women, children, non-property owners, & slaves |
| Once the Persian invasion finally ended, the started in ancient Greece, especially in Athens? | The Golden Age |
| What were the names of the 3 philosophers that started the age of philosophy in Athens, Greece? | Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle |
| What was the name of the doctor who looked for the natural causes of diseases and he was known as the “father of medicine.” | Hippocrates |
| Who was the important mathematician who discovered the use of pulleys and levers? | Archimedes |
| Who was the important mathematician that created math theories on numbers and music? | Pythagoras |
| Who was the important mathematician that created a system of plane geometry that students still student today? | Euclid |
| Which two Greek forces joined together to defeat the invading Persian armies at Salamis? | Athenians and Spartans |
| Where was the last fight between the Greeks and the Persian armies? | The Battle of Salamis |
| What was the name of the first battle that the Athenians fought against the Persian armies? | The Battle of Marathon |
| What other Greek nation from the North rose to power, after Athens and Sparta crumbed? | Macedonia |
| Which family member died that later made Alexander the next king of Macedonia, many historians say that Alexander and his mother had something to do with his death? | Alexander’s father |
| Alexander showed to be a great leader, where in Syria did he defeated the Persian army? | The Battle of Plain of Issus |
| Alexander’s army was forced to retreat in what country because of its monsoon season? | India |
| How old was Alexander the Great when he died returning to Macedonia? | 33 years |
| What cultural age did Alexander the Great spread into Europe, Africa, and Western Asia? | The Hellenistic Age |
| What was the name of the city in Egypt where Alexander had the biggest library in the world build? | Alexandria |
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