Vocabulary
An athletic festival honoring the Greek god Zeus
Olympics
What is the definition of economy?
How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services
Define achievements.
The lasting contributions of a civilization.
How do you define social class?
How a civilization is divided into class that have different roles, responsibilities and privileges.
What is religion?
A belief system that influences the development of a civilization.
A story describing the actions of Greek gods and goddesses and how they affected
Myth
Name at least three ways Greeks made a living.
Farming, fishing, trading and sailing.
This general from Athens oversaw the building of Parthenon (a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena).
Pericles
How was a man's rank determined in Greek armies?
His wealth
What played a major role in Greek religion?
Mythology
What were foot soldiers of the Greek army called?
Hoplites
Who did Greeks mainly trade with?
Other people in the Mediterranean or along the Mediterranean Sea.
What are the names of the Greek tragedies written by Homer?
The Iliad and the Odyssey
What determined social status in Greece?
Agricultural wealth
God of Thunder?
Zeus
Ruled by a small group of people
Oligarchy
List three goods that Greeks produced and traded along the Mediterranean Sea.
Wine, olive oil, wood and pottery
a2+b2 = c2 was developed by this man and is still used today in geometry.
Pythagoras or Pythagorean Theorem
Who was allowed to vote in Greece?
Male citizens over the age of 18 (women and slaves were not allowed to vote).
Goddess of marriage and childbirth and Zeus's wife
Hera
People conquered by the Spartans and forced to be slaves
Helots
How did finding iron affect Greece?
Iron enabled more technological advancement and better farming.
This Greek philosopher taught through questioning his students and is still a method used today for debating
Socrates (Socratic Method)
In Athens, about how many percent of people were slaves?
36% (round to 40)
God of the sea
Poseidon