Culture
This was a serious form of theater in Greece.
What is tragedy?
This type of government is ruled by one.
What is a monarchy?
This group attacked the Greek colonies.
Who are the Persians?
The first Greek civilization was on this island.
What is Crete?
This is the highest point of the city-state.
What is the acropolis?
This was the cultural and social center of the Greek city-state.
What is the agora?
This word means "ruled by the people".
What is democracy?
This is a partnership between groups.
What is an alliance?
These are stories that ancient people used to explain the natural world and events.
What are myths?
The outbreak of this killed a large percentage of people in Greek city-states, especially Athens.
What is the plague?
This is the study of the universe and the meaning of life.
What is philosophy?
This type of government is seized illegally.
What is a tyranny?
What is a truce?
The Mycenaean civilization ended for these reasons.
What are natural disasters and invasion by sea people?
The mountains between city-states caused this.
What is independence or isolation?
This philosopher taught Plato and believed that people should question everything.
Who is Socrates?
This is the type of government that can be ruled by a group of warriors.
What is an oligarchy?
This is the military formation developed by Philip II.
What is a phalanx?
This was a major effect of cultural diffusion.
What is the use of the Phoenician alphabet?
These were the slaves in the city-state of Sparta.
What are helots?
Who is Aristotle?
This type of government is led by a small group of elite landowning families (or nobles).
What is an aristocracy?
These warships were used by Athens
What are triremes?
The lack of land for the early Greeks led to this.
What is colonization?
After the war with Sparta, Athens built this structure to honor Athena.
What is the Parthenon?