Map Skills
The Greek city-state located closest to the Aegean Sea
Athens
Tyrant
a leader who rules by force and not by law
This amount of slaves lived in ancient Athens
60,000
Sparta is located on this peninsula in southern Greece
Peloponnesus
The name of the temple to Athena
Parthenon
Aristotle's most famous pupil
Alexander
The name of the largest island that lies near Greece
Crete
Hellenism
the blend of Western and Eastern cultures made possible by Alexander the Great
The Athenian citizens used the lottery in their government meetings to
choose council members
A Spartan woman wanted her husband to come home carrying this or be carried home on it.
shield
The two types of Greek plays
tragedies and comedies
Alexander the great's goal as a ruler
conquer the world
The three seas that surround Greece
Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Aegean Sea
democracy
the rule by the people
Athenian courts do not use these in their court
judges
Name one thing that Spartans were different than other city-states in Greece.
Architecture did not interest them.
They did not trade with others.
They feared new ideas.
The famous philosopher that was made fun of in the play The Clouds by Aristophanes.
Socrates
Greek culture spread throughout the Middle East and blended with Persian culture into what is called
Hellenistic culture
The tall mountain that stands in the north of Greece
Mount Olympus
geometry
the study of the measurement of flat and round things
This goddess named Athens
Athena
Farmers that were forced to become slaves.
helots
A tall post used to support a building.
a column
Name 2 reasons Alexandria is considered a great city.
1. It had wide streets with many statues.
2. It had a museum.
3. It had a zoo.
4. It had an art gallery.
5. It had a library.
The city-state located in Peloponnesus
Sparta
astronomy
the study of the stars
People came to Athens because of this main reason
Citizens could pay them
Punishment for helots that rebelled or caused any trouble for the Spartans.
death
The reason Greek comedies were written.
To make fun of important people
Name at least one thing or person who contributed from the Hellenistic Age to our current civilizations.
1. geometry
2. pullies
3. Euclid of Alexandria
4. Eratosthenes
5. Hippocrates