Vocabulary
Greek Gods
Contributions
Important People
Greece on the Map
100

Large gathering of many people.

assembly

100
King of all the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus.
Zeus
100
Tree given to Athens by Athena
Olive tree
100
Tamed a horse that was afraid of his shadow.
Alexander the Great
100
City-State that valued wisdom and art most.
Athens
200

Something that is done for all time and never goes away.

permanently

200
The home of the gods.
Mt. Olympus
200
designing buildings and building features such as columns.
architecture
200
Name for great thinkers such as Aristotle, Socrates and Plato
philosophers
200
City-state that valued their army the most.
Sparta
300

A gift or compliment given to honor someone.

tribute

300
What god/goddess was the city-state of Athens named named after?
Athena
300

A contest held every four years between athletes from the city-states.

Olympics

300
Alexander's teacher
Aristotle
300

Strip of water between two bodies of land.

channel

400

A way of ruling that gives people the power to choose leaders and vote.

democracy

400
Messenger God
Hermes
400

long distance race that tributes the long distance Pheidippides ran after the battle between the Greeks and Persians.

marathon

400
Conquered many areas in his lifetime including Persia and Egypt.
Alexander the Great
400

Thermopylae is the place where Greece defeated which army?

Persians

500

A person who goes into a country by force in order to take over and rule.

invader

500
Building in Athens created for the goddess Athena.
Parthenon
500
Type of government started in Athens.
democracy
500
Philosopher that asked a lot of questions to get people to think about why they do things.
Socrates
500
The largest Greek island in the Aegean sea
Crete
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