Physical Geography
A fort on the top of the hill in Greek city-states
What is the Acropolis?
A leader who takes over by force
What is a tyrant?
a government in which only a few have power
What is an oligarchy?
This powerful city-state was dominated by a militaristic lifestyle.
What is Sparta?
This young ruler from Macedonia eventually conquered Greece, Persia, and Egypt and spread Greek culture throughout his empire. He loved the Greek culture.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The marketplace where Greek citizens participated in commerce & held public meetings
What is the agora?
a term that historians use to describe things that are made of other cultures combined with Greek ideas.
What is Hellenistic?
a government in which people are allowed a say in how they are ruled
What is a democracy?
a powerful city-state that valued education and the arts
What is Athens?
The writer of many epic poems including the Illyad & the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
The things that made farming difficult & required the use of terracing
What are mountains, islands, & peninsulas?
A member of the ruling class
What is an aristocrat?
a gathering of people usually to discuss important things and make decisions
What is assembly?
The 3 architectural features the Greeks are famous for
What are Doric, Ionic & Corinthian columns?
Famous Greek mathematician
Who is Pythagoras?
This sea lays to the south and west of Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A Greek slave
What is a helot?
This form of democracy occurs when every citizen has a say in every discussion and decision that is made.
What is direct democracy?
Even though Greece was not unified in land, they had these 2 things in common throughout the country
What are language & religion?
Famous Greek doctor that developed the oath still used by physicians today
Who is Hypocrites?
The difficulty of travel over mountains and by seas kept these very isolated from each other and allowed for a diversity of cultures to develop.
What are city-states?
A long poem that tells a story
What is an epic?
This form of democracy occurs when citizens elect officials to attend discussions and make decisions on their behalf.
What is representative democracy?
Since farming was difficult because of the terrain, Greeks were forced to seek out other sources to meet their economic needs such as ________
What are fishing & trade?
People traveled from all over to meet this famous teacher and philosopher, but all he did was ask questions. He asked questions to get his students to think for themselves.
Who is Socrates?