Geography
The sea that is south of Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The Greek word for a city-state
What is a polis?
A person who has rights and responsibilities in a community
What is a citizen?
The Athenian leader who made sure that ordinary people could take part in government.
Who was Pericles?
Alexander was king of this country north of Greece.
What was Macedonia?
The large Island to the south of Greece.
What is Crete?
A large hill where city residents could seek shelter
What is an acropolis?
Government ruled by one person or king
What is a monarchy?
A lawmaking body of government made up of citizens
What is an assembly?
This famous Greek philosopher was Alexander's teacher
Who was Aristotle?
An area of land nearly surrounded by water.
What is a peninsula?
A clearing that served as a marketplace and meeting place
What is an agora?
Government where a small group of people made all the decisions
What is an oligarchy?
A group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in a court of law.
What is a jury?
Alexander named a lot of cities after himself. This city in Egypt was known for its famous lighthouse and library.
What was Alexandria?
A large peninsula shaped like a hand reaching toward Crete.
What is Peloponnesus?
The largest city-state in Greece, it was known for its military
What was Sparta?
Government where the people rule.
What is a democracy?
He taught philosophy and Plato was one of his students
Who was Socrates?
Alexander conquered lands from Egypt to this subcontinent in Asia
What is India?
The name of the sea to the east of Greece.
What is the Aegean Sea?
This city-state was known for having developed democracy.
What was Athens?
Groups of people who lived outside of Greece but kept ties with Greece
What are colonies?
These wars with Sparta ended the Golden Age of Athens
What were the Peloponnesian Wars?
The library in Alexandria had almost this many books on papyrus rolls.
What was 500,000?