Athen's Age of Glory
Government in Athens
The Greek Empire
Life in the Empire
Grab Bag
100
The two faces of Greek Drama.
What are comedy and tragedy?
100
A group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.
What is a jury?
100
This country had the most powerful empire when Alexander was a young man.
What was Persia?
100
Best-known queen of Egypt.
Who was Cleopatra?
100
A slanted, or one-sided, presentation of information.
What is bias?
200
This philosopher helped bring about the "Golden Age".
Who was Socrates?
200
Sparta's first line of attack to weaken the Athenians.
What was destroying the farmland around Athens?
200
This famous Greek philosopher taught Alexander about Greek's culture and traditions.
Who was Aristotle?
200
Became the capital of Egypt founded by Alexander the Great.
What was Alexandria?
200
A serious type of play often showing Greek gods and how they affected people.
What is a tragedy?
300
The search for wisdom and the right way to live.
What is philosophy?
300
A lawmaking body of a government.
What is an assembly?
300
He won spectacular military victories and spread Greek language and traditions.
Who was Alexander the Great?
300
This allowed the streamlining of writing which made it easier to learn and use.
What is the Greek alphabet?
300
A famous Greek philosopher who wrote down the teachings of Socrates.
Who was Plato?
400
This bold, intelligent man led Athens during the "Golden Age"; he became a famous political leader during this time.
Who was Pericles?
400
This war was fought between Sparta and Athens because Sparta believed Athens was becoming too powerful.
What was the Peloponnesian War?
400
This powerful kingdom to the north of Greece, was the homeland of Alexander.
What was Macedonia?
400
These Greek traditions helped to unify Alexander's empire.
What were having a common language, money, and institutions?
400
The religious center of Athens.
What is the Acropolis?
500
These people were excluded from Greek democracy.
Who were women and slaves?
500
How democracy expanded under Pericles:
What is he made it easier for poor citizens to vote, serve on juries, and hold government jobs?
500
After his death, Alexander's generals seized control of his empire and divided it into these three parts:
What were Macedon, Egypt, and Asia?
500
Name three of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world:
What are the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Pyramids of Egypt at Gisa, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
500
Became the leading polis after the Peloponnesian War.
What was Sparta?
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