Ancient Israel
Ancient code of moral written on two stone tablets
What are the Ten Commandments?
groups of rich land owners
What are Aristocrats?
Greek ancestors that preserved and spread aspects of the Minoan culture
Who were Mycenaneans?
large temple on Acropolis in Athens Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon?
period of time that blended Greek language and customs with culture of the Near East. It began with life and death of Alexander the Great. means "imitate Greeks"
What is Hellenistic period?
Story in the Bible that shows how people should treat their family
What is Book of Ruth?
gave early Greeks a common culture, a way of behaving
What are fables?
God of Light
Who was Apollo?
a military formation of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder carrying pikes or heavy spears
What is phalanx?
alliance headed by Athens that says all Greek cities will come together and help fight the Persians
What is Delian League?
The Egyptian pharaoh that was prompted to free Hebrew slaves
Who was Pharaoh of the Exodus?
leader in Athens during the height of Athenian democracy
What is a pericle?
government picked and ruled by the people
What was representative democracy?
Greek word Hippeis; second highest of the four social classes
What is cavalry?
upper chamber of the parliament in Greece
What is the Senate?
women could not be leaders and her husband was chosen for her
How did Hebrew women have few rights?
Ancient Greeks believed many Gods and Goddesses controlled nature and guided their lives
What is Greek Mythology?
Poetic song expressing personal emotion, usually using a harp
What is lyric poem?
Greek mathematician who was founder or father of geometry
Who wass Euclid?
Ancient Greeks believed thunder and earthquakes were caused by this
Who are Poseidon, God of earthquakes and Zeus, God of Thudnder?
Most responsible for ending the Jewish revolt against Romans
What was burning of the 2nd Temple?
Fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek City
What is Acropolis?
Greek scientist considered Founder of Medicine
Who is Hippocrates?
Greek philosopher from Athens who believed honor of honest life is more important than wealth, fame or materialistic items
Who is Socrates?
story that tells the last year of the Trojan war
What is the Iliad?