Geography
What three continents did ancient Greece trade in?
Africa, Asia, and Europe
Athens created this type of government, that we use today in the United States.
Democracy
Olympics
A philosopher is someone that searches for?
truth and knowledge by asking questions
The spread of ideas, beliefs and religion is known as what?
Cultural Diffusion
Why did Greece have independent city-states, rather than a united empire?
They were separated by geographical barriers.
Sparta had this type of government.
Oligarchy
What architectural element was used in most Greek buildings?
Columns
What was Socrates sentenced to death for?
Questioning the government and the religion of Athens.
This man united the Greek peninsula and conquered the Persian Empire before his death.
Alexander the Great
This sea separated Greece from the Persian empire (modern day Turkey).
Aegean Sea
Athens biggest exports that they traded were what? Three major things.
Honey, olives/olive oil, and vases.
Name two things Alexander the Great spread to the areas he conquered.
Architecture, art, culture, influence, etc.
This famous philosopher taught Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
What are the four governments that existed in ancient Greece?
Oligarchy, Tyranny, Monarchy, and Democracy
Why was the Mediterranean Sea important to Greece?
Trade with colonies and other city-states.
What is the difference between the democracy that Athens used and modern democracy?
Athens- direct democracy, all citizens voted directly
Modern- elect representatives to vote for us
Individual parts, actors, well-developed stories or scripts, masks, etc.
Socrates most famous student's name was?
Plato
King of the Gods; controls the skys?
Zeus
This ancient Greek city was across the Aegean Sea on the coast of modern day Turkey, near the Persian Empire.
Troy
Who was allowed to be a voting citizen in ancient Athens?
Vases
The way of learning by asking questions is known as what?
The economies of Greece were based on what?
Trading with other countries using the Mediterranean Sea.