Vocabulary
This is a government ruled by a small group of people
oligarchy
The Greek alphabet is based of the writing system of these people
Phoenicians
Goddess of wisdom and war
Athena
The Trojan war was triggered because of the betrayal of what woman?
Helen of Troy
Persona who took over Greece after the Peloponnesian war ended.
Phillip II of Macedonia
a narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two large lands
isthmus
The two major land masses that make up Greece
Balkan Peninsula and the Peloponnesus
Son of Hera, cast of of Olympus for being ugly and lame
Hephaestus
What well know soldier led the Greek alliance in the defeat of Troy?
Achilles
Alexander the Great was a pupil of this famous Greek philosopher
Aristotle
The father of history
Herodotus
This is an athletic festival to honor Zeus
The Olympics
Apollo
Name two well know battles of the Greco-Persian War.
Battle of Thermopylae and Marathon
This word means to blend the Greek culture with that of conquered people.
Hellenistic
The commander of Athens and founder of democracy
Pericles
This doctor introduced the concept that illnesses had natural causes and were not punishment from the gods
Hippocrates
War between the Titans and the Olympians
Titanomachy
These two city states were at the center of the Peloponnesian war.
Athens and Spart
The lands and people Alexander conquered during his military campaign
Persia Empire, Egypt
a story that described the actions of Greek gods and goddesses and how they effected every day life
myth
These three thinkers are considered the founders of modern philosophy
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Goddess of the hunt, moon, childbirth and nature
Artemis
Ultimately, they were the winners of the Peloponnesian war.
Spartans
After his death at age 32, Alexanders generals divided his empire. Who got the largest piece of land?
Seleceus