Vocabulary
A skilled public speaker
Orator
What city-state was the main rival of Athens?
Sparta
What was most important to Spartans?
Military ability
How did the Olympic Games begin?
As a religious festival to honor Zeus
The study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth; literally love of wisdom
philosophy
Who could be a citizen of Athens?
Any male adult who was not enslaved and who had two Athenian parents
What is the word to describe the land around Sparta?
landlocked
What was an important Greek building, a temple to honor Athena, called?
Parthenon
What is the definition of monarchy?
A government led by a king or queen
What was the the name of the group that voted to determine government policy in ancient Athens?
Assembly
Who was in charge in Sparta?
2 kings
What is the Socratic method?
a question and answer system of learning
The upper or noble class whose members' status is usually inherited.
aristocracy
What did Athenians find important in education?
Politics, physical education, reading, debating, and arithmetic.
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Why was the Delian League established by Greek city-states?
To defend themselves against any future Persian invasions
What was the ancient Greek word for city-state?
polis
What was the goddess of Athena?
peace and war
27 years.
Who was the Greeks' chief god?
Zeus