Definitions 1
a set of letters used to represent the individual sounds of a language
alphabet
a government in which citizens make political decisions, either directly or through elected officials
democracy
the lowest group in Spartan society was made up of
-soldiers
-women
-helots
-boys
helots
Many Greek fables were composed by
-Achilles
-Aesop
-Homer
-Zeus
Aesop
What skills did the Greeks need to master to become successful traders
sailing and shipbuilding
a body of land that is connected to a larger land mass and surrounded on three sides by water
peninsula
a ruler who has taken power illegally and rules without restrictions
tyrant
Boys in Athens got an education to prepare them to become
-kind father
-good citizens
-military leaders
-smart businessmen
good citizens
The Iliad is about the
-unjust suffering of Prometheus
-attack on Troy by the Greeks
-journey that Odysseus made
-tortoise and the hare
attack on Troy by the Greeks
What two forms of drama in the Greek theaters
comedy and tragedy
an upper class or nobility
aristocracy
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses
isthmus
A leader who made political reforms in Athens was
-Zeus
-Homer
-Plutarch
-Solon
Solon
The Goddess who protected Athens was
-Hera
-Demeter
-Athena
-Aphrodite
Athena
Who was the philosopher who encourages young students to examine their beliefs by asking them a series of questions
Socrates
a Greek city-state such as Athens or Sparta
polis
a story that explains beliefs, practices or natural phenomena, often featuring gods and goddesses
myth
The center of city life in Greece was the
-isthmus
-agora
-acropolis
-peninsula
agora
One valuable natural resource that Greece had was
-diamonds
-gold
-silver
-stone
stone
Who was Socrates best student. He also wrote a book titled the Republic and started a school called the Academy
Plato
a government that is controlled by the few with the basis of power being wealth
olicarchy
a short story that conveys a moral lesson often by using animal characters that have human characteristics
fable
The basic unit of government in Greece was the
-city-state
-county
-metropolis
-nation
city-state
Almost 80 percent of Greece is covered with
-water
-mountains
-islands
-farmland
mountains
How were Athens and Sparta different?
Include:
government
focus
women's rights
Sparta was part monarchy, oligarchy and democracy, while Athens was a democracy:
Sparta focused on military strength while Athens focused on democracy and cultural pursuits:
Sparta's women had more freedom than Athenian women