Beginning and Life in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece started around when?
800 BCE
Boys went to school to learn?
reading, writing, math, music, poetry, and physical education
In Sparta, they focused on what?
Military
Philosopher who asked questions to help people think deeply
Socrates
Poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey.
Homer
Ancient Greece was made up of many independent city-states called?
Poleis
Girls usually stayed home to learn what?
Household skills
At what age did boys train for the military?
7
Student of Socrates who wrote about justice and ideal society
Plato
Archaic Period was during what years?
(800-480 BCE)
Most people in Ancient Greece were?
Farmers
Where was the birthplace of democracy.
Athens
Spartans valued?
Loyalty
Studied science, logic, and nature
Aristotle
Classical Period lasted during what years?
(480-323 BCE)
Daily Double!!!!!!
__________ lived together, and children learned from their _________?
Families and Parents
Athens was known for?
art, philosophy, and learning
A wealthy trading city known for pottery and commerce
Corinth
Leader who made Athens powerful and beautiful
Pericles
Hellenistic Period lasted during what years?
(323-31 BCE)
Ancient Greece's city/states had their own what?
Government, laws, and ways of life
In Athens citizens could do what?
Vote and participate in government
A religious center where people asked the gods for advice
Delphi
Name the 4 great philosophers from Ancient Greece.
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Pericles
Name the 4 governments of Ancient Greece.
Monarchy: ruled by one king or queen.
Oligarchy: ruled by a few wealthy people.
Tyranny: ruled by one person who took power by force.
Direct Democracy: citizens vote directly on decisions (used in Athens).