Greek Civilizations
This Greek city-state developed the first form of modern democracy.
Athens
What geographical feature is the mainland of Greece?
Peninsula
What was the name of Alexander the Great's father?
Philip II
The discovery of this material in Ancient Greece is the reason for the next thousand years of civilization success.
Iron
What is the Greek name for a city-state?
Polis
After the Persian War, Greek city-states organized together to form this military alliance.
Delian League
Because Greece’s geographical make-up, the economy of Greece was based on what?
Sea trading and fishing
Alexander the Great was from here.
Macedonia
What caused Athens and Sparta to team up?
The Persian War
Agora
This city-state is recognized as the beginning of Greek culture.
Mycenaean
What is the terrain of Greece made up of?
Mountains
Alexander the Great (and his father) after taking over the mainland of Greece unified what.
The Greek city-states
This caused Athens to change how they govern themselves and also created philosophers and new ways of thinking.
Peloponnesian War
Meaning "high city" in Greek and can refer to one of many natural strongholds constructed on rocky, elevated grounds.
Acropolis
Name one of the three ancient Greek philosophers.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Why was it very difficult for outside forces to attack Greece?
The natural borders/barriers
Name at least three things that is important within the unification of all of the lands Alexander conquered.
Culture, language, religion, currency, government, art, military
The spread of written language (the alphabet) is directly related to the creation of iron which was used to make bigger and stronger what, which could bring people to new undiscovered lands
Boats
In ancient Greece who was considered a "voting citizen"?
Free male landowners
This ancient Greek temple and government building is located on the Acropolis in Athens
Parthenon
Because of the Greek terrain, what was very difficult for the Greeks to do?
United city-states
This new culture that was created because of Alexander the Great is know as what.
Hellenistic
Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato all created new ways of thinking that changed how people viewed the world they live in. These new thinkers are called what.
Philosophers
This is the Greek military strategy where soldiers would move as one like a human tank.
Phalanx