Geography
This body of water is the major trade route used by the Greeks to trade with civilizations like the Persians and Egyptians.
The Mediterranean Sea
The sense of belonging to ones country or region.
Citizenship
This important battle sparks the Greco-Persian Wars
Ionian Revolt (Battle at Ionia)
"Lover of Wisdom"
Philosophy
The Greek city-states often had a city center with government buildings, temples, theaters, and markets. It often doubled as a defensive position in times of war.
Acropolis
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Polis
It is this battle that allows the Athenian citizens and government to flee the city to the small island of Salamis. According to story, 300 Spartans held the frontline against the entire Persian Army
The Battle of Thermopylae
These teachers would hop from city-state to city-state to teach philosophy. They valued rhetoric, public speaking, and debate. To this group, the value of philosophy was to win arguments.
The Sophists.
Hellenistic Culture
The Kingdom that is North of Athens is called what?
Macedon (Macedonia)
A government in which all free, legitimate citizens are able to vote directly on the laws, without a representative.
Direct Democracy
This war was fought in order to protect city-states right for independence. The main competitors in this war were Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian Wars
This philosopher believed, "the unexamined life is not worth living". To find the universal truth, he taught his students to question everything.
Socrates
These stories were create by Greeks, like Homer, to explain the world around them. Often themes of natural disaster, the gods, and war could be found.
Greek Myths
These two city states were the power-houses of trade and war in Greece.
Athens and Sparta
A government in which the leader of a country or region chooses elite citizens to represent the rest of the population and vote on laws.
Oligarchy
This was the large alliance that Athens created to exert its' power.
The Delian League
This philosopher was a student of Socrates. He states, "Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools speak because the have to say something." He believe that only a wise king, called the Philosopher King, should run the government
Plato
These gods existed atop Mt. Olympus, it was believed that if you could climb that mountain you may be one of their children (demi-god). These gods were used to explain/portray human characteristics and the natural world.
Greek Pantheon Gods.
This location was home to the Greek city-state, Ionia. It is where the beginning of the Greco-Persian wars took place.
The Asia Minor
The Greeks believed all citizens had an obligation to participate in social/political life in order to better the community.
Civil Participation
This Kingdom becomes an empire after assisting the Greek city-state, Sparta, during the Peloponnesian Wars. King Phillip II was king of this mighty power before his son took the throne.
The Kingdom (Empire) of Macedon
This Greek thinker is often called THE Philosopher. He was a student of Plato. He believed that people should think about what they observe and determine its meaning in life. He was a teacher of history, philosophy, and the natural world. He is credited with the creation of the first scientific method.
Aristotle
This military strategy led the Greeks to victory over Persia. It was developed by the Spartans, but later improved by Alexander the Great during his conquest of Persia.
The Phalanx Position