Geography
Vocabulary
Ancient Greece
Contributions
Philosophers
100

Greece was separated by these small bodies of water

Mediterranean, Ionia, Aegean Sea

100
Another word for city - state

Polis

100

Sporting event held in honor of the gods

Olympics

100

These hold up buildings, and are seen in most cities in Washington D.C.

Columns

100

Taught this theory -
A ^2 + B ^2 = C ^2

Pythagoras

200
The home of the gods was on this mountain

Olympus

200

Government where men were allowed to vote for change in policies

Democracy

200

People believed these stories that told about gods, beasts, and titans

Mythology

200
Greeks came up with these stories to entertain the masses

Drama / Comedies

200

Stated that we should question everything

Socrates

300

The "flea market" or open area where Greeks would shop and talk

Agora

300

Type of government where only the rich or powerful rule

Aristocracy

300

City state that believed in arts, sciences and drama

Athens

300

They gave us this type of government

Direct Democracy

300

Created the Academy

Plato

400

Fortified building located at the top of each Greek City State

Acropolis

400

Type of government where only a few people rule 

Oligarchy

400

City state that was obsessed with military rule and had a rivalry with Athens

Sparta

400

Provided people with different ways of thinking and ideals

Philosophy

400

Taught by Plato, he also taught Alexander the Great

Aristotle

500

Buildings where the goddess Athena was worshiped

Parthenon
500

Type of government where one person rules the city state

Monarchy

500

This man conquered most of the known world during his rise to power. He was also taught by Aristotle

Alexander the Great

500

Foundation that gave us 26 letters which we use every day

Alphabet

500

This man was the mathematician that discovered volume, and was an inventor

Archimedes

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