Vocab
Someone who studies knowledge, reality, and existence
Phillosopher
He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
Trained their men to be great warriors
Sparta
The god of the sea and father of the cyclops
Poseidon
Monarchy
Tragedy
These are armed foot soldiers in Ancient Greece
hoplites
Located on a rocky hill above Athens; the place of the Parthenon
Acropolis
The Parthenon was built in honor of...
Athena
Political rule by all the people governed
Democracy
The ability to live forever
immortal
This group of people flourished in the late Bronze Age. They arose after the Minoan civilization
Mycenaens
Where the Trojan War took place
Troy
He was the brains behind the Trojan Horse
Odysseus
Political rule by a small group
Oligarchy
A city that is also an independent state
City-state
This person taught the "Socratic Method" which was a form of discussion by asking and answering questions.
Socrates
Crete
Achilles
How long did the Peloponnesian War Last?
27 years
A central, public gathering place in ancient Greece
Agora
This group of people formed the Delian League
Athenians
Where Leonidas and his 300 men held the Persians back for 3 days
Thermopylae
Demeter
This was the time period where there was a lack of written history. Trade links were lost and villages were abandoned. Many Greeks left the mainland and sailed to various islands.
The Dark Ages