Greek Culture
A type of Greek Literature that was started in Greece, and typically involved a sad or unhappy ending
What is a Tragedy
Trained primarily only for war
What is a Spartan
War fought between Greece and Persia
What is the Persian Wars
Spent his life perusing knowledge, asking open ended questions, and was killed after a trial by jury
What is Socrates
Known as the God of all God's
What is Zeus
A type of architecture the Greeks used and is now used around the world, famously the Supreme Court building
What is a column
Specific Style of government used in Athens
What is a direct democracy
What battle resulted in a man dying from exhaustion to spread the news of victory, and has influenced a race today?
What is the Battle of Marathon
Conquered much of the known world and spread Greek ideas through the Hellenistic Age
What is Alexander the Great
The place where the Gods lived
What is Mt. Olympus
The name of the famous Poet who wrote the Iliad and The Odyssey
What is Homer
A land mass that has water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
This war began with the fear of Athens growing and spreading their ideas
What is the Peloponnesian War?
Was the student of Plato, was a philosopher, and taught Alexandar the great. Known as the father of Science
What is Aristotle?
Held every 4 years and only men are allowed to participate
Ancient Olympic Games
Known as the Goddess of Wisdom
What is Athena
This is the geographic feature that separates city states in Greece
What are mountains?
The Peloponnesian War was a long war that lasted how many years?
30 Years
Known as the father of medicine, has a code for doctors named after him
What is Hippocrates?
People from AThens and Sparta were grouped as Citizens, outsiders, or ?
What are Slaves
The origins of the Greek alphabet come from this
What is the Phoenician Alphabet
Type of government influenced by Ancient Greece and is now used by the United States
What is a representative democracy
Who fought in the Peloponnesian war?
What is Athens and Sparta
Founded a Geometry theory we still use today, and was a famous mathematician.
What is Pythagoras?
What did Greeks believe about the Gods in their mythology?
-Believed they were responsible for all of nature-Believed they looked like humans but were immortal and could live forever