Greek Religion
This is the god of the seas
Who is Poseidon?
This type of government uses a king or queen to rule
What is a monarchy?
Greece had plenty of this material used to create wine
What are grapes?
This refers to land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
This philosopher is known for method of questioning and taught famous thinkers like Plato
Who is Socrates?
This is the area on a hill or mountain, or “high city,” that originally used for military or fortification purposes and also became a place for important temples.
What is the Acropolis?
This type of government is known as “Rule by the few” or people with $ or land
What is an oligarchy?
Greece lacked this material due to their many mountains
What is timber?
This refers to a narrow strip of land between two larger bodies of water
What is an isthmus?
In this war, Athens and Sparta combined forces to beat invaders
What is the Persian War?
This refers to the largest of Greek religious festivals, these games were held every 4 years to honor Zeus
What is the Olympics?
This type of government provides the people with power
What is a democracy?
Greece traded and adopted the alphabet and currency from this group of people
Who are the the Phoenicians?
This refers to a a group or chain of islands
What is an archipelago?
This is known as the time of peace in Athens in which democracy became stronger and many temples and buildings were built or reconstructed.
What is the Golden Age of Athens?
This is the term Greeks used to tell stories that explain the world and human experience.
What are myths?
In this type of government the ruling group is selected by birth
What is an aristocracy?
The Greeks mainly had these two animals on their grazing land
What are sheep and goats?
The Peloponnesus is an example of this type of geographical feature
What is a peninsula?
This group was created by Athens to as military alliance against any enemies that might threaten Greeks.
What is the Delian League?
This is the place where the Greek Gods were located
What is Mount Olympus?
This is form of democracy in which the people themselves, rather than elected representatives, determine the laws and policies by which they are governed.
What is a direct democracy?
This physical feature covers 70-80% of Greece
What are mountains?
What are long, hot summers and mild winters?
This war, between Athens and Sparta, ended in disaster for the Greek city states.
What is the Peloponnesian Wars?