Vocab
What is a city-state?
Political unit much like an independent country.
In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on
Military training
Who is known as the greatest Greek doctor?
Hippocrates
Who is the ruler of the gods?
Zeus
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Fictional stories created to teach a lesson or moral
mythology or myths
What city-state depended on the Helots to complete daily work?
Sparta
The culture Alexander spread through his conquests.
Hellenistic Culture
Where is the home of the Greek gods?
Mount Olympus
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
What type of government can be described as rule of the people?
democracy
Athens is known as the birthplace of what government style?
Democracy
This style of architecture was created by the Greeks and can still be found all over the world
Columns
Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?
Athena
He became the king of Macedonia at the age 20
Alexander the Great
Who was the leader that increased the size and power of Ancient Greece?
Alexander the Great
This city-state allowed women more freedoms
Sparta
Greek philosophers believed that one thing was more important than anything else in life. What was it?
Using the human mind to think and understand
What was left in Pandora’s box after she released misery and evil?
Hope
What is the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?
Mediterranean sea
Style of learning based on questioning
Socratic Method
Who was considered a citizen in Athens?
All men born in Athens
A large athletic competition, involving many sports, born in Ancient Greece, in which many city-states participated. It developed into the biggest international athletic competition in the world today.
The Olympics
Who is the Greek God of the Sea?
Poseidon
Which feature of Athens's geography most affected it's economy
It was close to the Sea