Stories
Monster that Theseus killed
Minotaur
Civilization that settled on the Greek mainland and built their cities on hills overlooking their territory
Mycenaeans
First "doctor" that believed sickness was caused by natural causes, not the gods or evil spirits
Hippocrates
Sparta's type of government
Oligarchy
OR
Monarchy
Large open meeting place where the governments of the city-states usually met
Agora
Epic poem that follows the story of Odysseus
The Odyssey
"the golden mean"
Aristotle
Home of democracy
Athens
Job of the Persian satraps
Recruit soldiers
collect taxes
Man who married his mother and killed his father - but did not know it
Oedipus
City-state that fought Athens in the Peloponnesian War
Sparta
Socrates
Large gathering of Athenians where major issues of the city-state were debated
Assembly
Greek play that has a happy ending, and later on included jokes
Comedy
Author of the most famous Greek fables
Aesop
Most important duty of the citizens of a city-state
Defend the city-state
Author of the most famous Greek epics
Homer
Part of the Athenian democracy that handled the day to day tasks of the city-state
Art of speaking and debating in public
Rhetoric
What Laius and his son Oedipus both try to avoid
Fate
City-state that emphasized bravery, courage, and being a warrior above everything else
Sparta
Leader of Athens that made Athens into a city of learning after the Persian Wars
Pericles
Type of person Plato believed should be ruling over people
Philosopher kings
Military alliance formed so that the city-states could help each other out if they were attacked
Delian League