Vocabulary
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is *not* the lawful king or queen, where that power is usually taken by force.
What is Tyranny?
This is the term used to describe a land area surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a peninsula?
The form of government created in Athens, in which citizens voted for laws.
What is democracy?
This english word is derived from a Greek word that translates to, " a viewing place."
What is theater?
The king of the gods
Who is Zeus?
A system of government that Greece had, in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.
What is Monarchy?
Three natural features which contributed to the isolation of ancient Greek civilization.
What are mountains, rough seas, and no large rivers (also will accept islands).
Two groups of people that did *not* have the right to vote in Athens.
What are women and slaves?
A large athletic competition, involving many sports, born in Ancient Greece, in which many city-states participated. It developed into the biggest international athletic competition in the world today.
What are the Olympics?
Who put a curse on Echo?
Who is Hera?
What are the Ionian, Mediterranean, and/or the Aegean Sea?
This city-state was known for it's military strength, and for its women having more rights than other Greek women.
What is Sparta?
Ancient Greek Scientist Ptolemy is known for designing this system of lines on a map.
What is latitude and longitude?
What goddess gave Hippomenes the golden apples?
Who is Aphrodite?
A word for wealthy people
What is "Aritocrat"?
How did the geography of Greece affect the city-states?
What is isolation?
Two rights of Spartan women
What is owning property and being able to remarry if their husbands were at war too long
Ancient Greek man, Hippocrates, changed for perople regarded health a medicine. He is also called this.
What is "the father of medicine"?
What is the adjective used to describe people who are full of themselves (lots of ego)?
What is a narcissist?
What are olive oil and pottery?
What city-state was the home of Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato?
What is Athens?
This is the type of democracy the ancient Athenians practiced
What is DIRECT democracy?
What is Demeter and Persephone?