Miscellaneous
What is a government where citizens vote called?
A Democracy
What continent is Greece a part of?
Europe
Name a god and what they are the god of?
Zeus= thunder
Hades= underworld
Poseidon= ocean
Athena= wisdom
Ares= war
Dionysus= pleasure
Artemis= hunt
Apollo= sun
Hermes= messenger
Who was the Macedonia king that conquered the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great
What is a government that is ruled by a small group called?
An Oligarchy
What is one Greek city-state?
Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Olympia, Argos
Where do the Olympian gods live?
Mt Olympus
The Persian War was fought between who?
Persia and the Greeks
What do we call a landmass that is surrounded by three sides of water?
A peninsula
Where was the birthplace of democracy?
Athens
What did the Greeks believed happened when they died?
They went to the underworld
Who won the Persian War?
The Greeks
Who are the three main philosophers from Ancient Greece?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What was Sparta's government?
An Oligarchy
What is the purpose of Greek mythology?
Used to explain the world
What Greek city-states were involved with the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
What are the three time periods of Ancient Greece?
Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic
What is one difference between Athens and Sparta?
Athens- democracy, less women's right, focus on education, arts, and science
Sparta- Oligarchy, more women's rights, focus on warfare and training to fight
Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
Homer
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta