Vocab
Epic poem
What is a long narrative poem about heroic deeds
Demeter
Who is the goddess of agriculture
What is democracy
Sparta's government
What is a military oligarchy
An epic about the Trojan War by Homer
Hoplites
What is an armed foot soldier
Hermes
Who is the messenger god
The name of the school in Athens
What is The Academy
The age when boys were sent to army education
What is age 7
War that was fought for power and control of more land
What is the Persian War
Oligarchy
What is when a small group of people keep power to themselves
Ares
Who is the god of war
Philosopher who created a method of teaching that involved asking and answering questions
Who is Socrates
Name of Spartan slaves
What are helots
War that had a first and second war in it
What is the Peloponnesian War
Monarchy
What is when power is condensed to a royal family
Hestia
Who is the goddess of the hearth (family fire)
Student of Socrates
Who is Plato
What are the council of elders and the assembly
The battle in which Athens defeated 6,000 Persians
What is the Battle of Marathon
Democracy
What is when power is vested in the people
Dionysus
Who is the god of wine and fertility
The only people allowed to participate in the daily life of Athens
Who are men over the age of 18
The amount of men that served on the council of elders
Major naval battle of the Persian War
What is the Battle of Salamis