Early Civilization
This geographic feature led the Greeks to form independent city-states, instead of one united government
What are mountains?
A type of government in which a small group of rich people, or aristocrats, hold political power
What is an oligarchy?
The Greeks practiced this type of religion
What is Polytheism? (the worship of many gods or deities)
A question-and-answer method of teaching
What is the Socratic method?
The athletic contest that displays their skills to honor the gods
What are the Olympic games?
The advanced civilization that was influenced by the Minoans and defeated by the Dorians
What is the Mycenaean civilization? / Who are the Mycenaeans?
This form of government gave Greek people a voice in ruling their city-states
What is democracy?
A collection of stories in which Greeks expressed their religious beliefs
What is mythology?
This Greek philosopher founded the school of philosophy called the "Academy" in Athens
Who is Plato?
The three bodies of water that surround Greece
What are the Mediterranean, the Aegean, and the Ionian Seas
The term for a city-state in which each Greek community had an independent government
What is a polis?
In Athens, this political body was important since all free male citizens had the right to attend and speak
What is the assembly?
Greek sculptures are well known for celebrating something in particular
What is the human form?
This Greek philosopher made enemies by questioning authority
Who is Socrates?
A logical guess that explains their observations
What is a hypothesis?
These three groups of people were not considered citizens and were not allowed to vote in the city-states
Who are women, foreigners, and slaves?
These Messenian slaves were conquered by and treated harshly by Spartans
What are helots?
This form of Greek drama includes plots and themes that modern playwrights draw inspiration from
What are Greek tragedies?
This Greek philosopher wrote the book called "The Republic"
Who is Plato?
Something that Aesop's Fables would teach in hopes that the reader would learn
What is a moral lesson?
Homer wrote these two epic poems that occur during and after the Trojan War
What is The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Spartan boys spent most of their time doing these three types of activities to prepare for military service
What are training, exercising, and hunting?
The name of the temple that was built to honor Athena
What is the Parthenon?
This Greek philosopher said, "An unexamined life is not worth living"
Who is Socrates?
A promise to use knowledge only in ethical ways
What is the Hippocratic Oath?