Gods
King of the Gods, god of the sky.
Who is Zeus?
Who is Homer?
A government where all citizens vote to make a decision.
Direct Democracy
The basic political unit of Ancient Greece, or where Ancient Greeks lived.
Polis (or city-state)
The art of designing and constructing buildings
Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy.
Who is Athena?
This philosopher wrote fables, like "The Tortoise and the Hare," and "The Boy who Cried Wolf"
Who is Aesop?
A government where citizens vote for representatives, who make decisions for them.
Representative Democracy
Ancient Greeks would gather at these marketplaces, to buy things, and to share ideas and debate.
What is the agora?
Where would philosophers go to share their ideas?
What is the Agora?
Who is Poseidon?
This philosopher said "An unexamined life is not worth living"
Who is Socrates?
a government where the people are ruled by a King or a Queen
Monarchy
A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water.
A peninsula
The most famous Greek temple, in Athens.
What is the Parthenon?
God of the Underworld.
Who is Hades?
This philosopher was a student of Plato, and believed that the needs of the many were more important than the needs of the few.
Who is Aristotle?
This city state is credited with inventing democracy
What is Athens?
Each city state had a fort, called this, that the citizens could go to if they were under attack.
The Acropolis.
Name the three kinds of Ancient Greek pillars.
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
When a religion believes in many gods.
Polytheism
This Philosopher is the most important for how we study history today.
What kind of people are at the bottom of the Greek social pyramid?
Slaves
What is Europe?
What god or goddess is the Parthenon dedicated to?
Athena