Geography
Greece is surrounded on three sides by water and is called a
peninsula
A government by the people
Democracy
The famous Greek scientist and mathematician
Archimedes
Class of people in ancient Greece that held all the power and made all the rules
Citizens
Sad plays written by the Greeks were called
Tragedies
Socrates was a famous influential teacher or
Philosopher
Greece is located on this continent.
Europe
A gathering place or market place in ancient Greece
Agora
According to Greek Mythology, this goddess stopped growing things when Persephone was kidnapped.
Demeter
This group of people were forbidden to attend the Olympic Games under penalty of death.
Women
Happy plays written by the Greeks were called
Comedies
The highest peak in Greece
Mount Olympus
This sea was most important for ancient Greece because it was safer, less windy for sailing, and provided fish for food.
Aegean Sea
Another word for a Greek city-state
Polis
Famous Greek who was the "Father of Medicine" and made physician's code of conduct
Hippocrates
The reason that the Greeks created myths
To explain things they did not understand
Democracy began in this Greek city-state
Athens
Sparta had this type of government.
Oligarchy
The three seas that surround ancient Greece
Ionian, Aegean, Mediterranean
A government in which a small group has control
Oligarchy
This man ruled Athens for 30 years
Pericles
Special place where Greeks went to ask questions of the gods
Oracles
Style of this type of architecture that had three versions: Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Columns
These were said to be the very first people to live in ancient Greece
The Minoans
Greece is made up of _______________ land and islands
mountainous
An absolute ruler unrestrained by law
Tyrant
What was the famous scholar Socrates instructed to do for his death sentence.
Drink poison
Causes of the Peloponnesian War were jealousy, high taxes, and
Rivalry among city-states
The city-state that was the center for culture and learning
Athens
The king of all Greek gods
Zeus
The largest Greek Island and it's where the Minoans originated
Crete
Every citizen voting on every law is an example of what kind of democracy?
Direct
Famous student of Aristotle that became a "Great" warrior
Alexander the Great
These items were found in the palace and Knossos discovered by Arthur Evans: flushing toilets, indoor plumbing and
1,500 rooms
Contributions of ancient Greece were democracy, first writing system in Europe, Olympic Games and
Trial by Jury
Meteoras of Greece is located here
on top of high rocks