Greece Geography
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
Another name for a Greek city-state
polis
The ancient Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses, making them this
Polytheistic
The two types of drama invented by the Greeks
Tragedy and Comedy
The word comes from the Greek meaning of "love of wisdom"
Philosophy
Greece depended on this body of water for economic purposes
Mediterranean Sea
Democracy
The king or leader of the gods
Zeus
A long narrative poem that tells a story about an adventure
An epic
A philosopher that created his own method of teaching
Socrates
A group that built their civilization on the island of Crete
Minoans
Where the world's first democracy was created
Athens
The Parthenon was built to honor this god/goddess
Athena
Public marketplace, where arts and literature were also discussed
agora
A Greek thinker who believed the human mind could understand everything
A philosopher
The main gathering place in a city-state (on a hill)
Acropolis
A type of government controlled by a few wealthy men
Oligarchy
The gods lived here
Mt. Olympus
The greatest author from this time period who created epics
Homer
The method of teaching created by one of the most famous philosophers
The Socratic Method
Greece is known as...
Cradle of Western Civilization
This group held the most power in Athens
Assembly
Goddess of the home
Hestia
The great adventure epic from this time. (Will accept either or both epic titles)
Iliad and/or Odyssey
This philosopher and teacher from Athens happened to be the teacher of Alexander the Great
Aristotle