Geography
This sea is located east of Greece. It separates mainland Greece from Anatolia on the other side.
Aegean Sea
Home to the 12 most important Greek gods and goddesses.
Mount Olympus
The ancient Greeks held these competitive games every 4 years to honor the god Zeus.
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Olympics
Derived from the words “demos” and “kratos”, this government style means “rule by the people”.
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Democracy
The name of a peninsula which was home to Sparta, and the name of a war between Sparta, Athens and their allies.
Peloponnesian
The region north of ancient Greece, it was home to Phillip II, Alexander the Great’s father.
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Macedonia
Ruler of the underworld, this god took Persephone as his wife.
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Hades
The famous Macedonian leader who spread Hellenistic culture far and wide.
Alexander the Great
This is another term for an ancient Greek city-state.
Polis
Conquered people from Messenia who were forced to farm the land for Sparta.
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Helots
This island was home of the Minoan civilization and the ancient city of Knossos, an important archaeological site.
Crete
This aspect of Greek culture tried to explain natural phenomena like the seasons.
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Mythology
A military formation invented by the Spartans, where soldiers lined up with spears, swords, and overlapping shields.
Phalanx
This was the top of each community, where temples and important public buildings were located.
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Acropolis
This Greek city-state is known for the oracle of Apollo, as well as Greek theatre.
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Delphi
Name 4 ancient Greek city-states that are not Athens or Sparta.
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Thebes, Delphi, Corinth, Olympia, Rhodes, Argos, etc.
This structural feature of Greek architecture has been copied in other cultures including our own.
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Columns
In 447 BCE, Athenian leader Pericles commissioned the building of this structure to honor the goddess Athena.
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The Parthenon
In this government style, leadership is taken by force and it’s leader is considered an “illegitimate ruler”.
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Tyranny
Famous thinkers like Aristotle, Plato and Socrates made great achievements in this field for Greece.
Philosophy
The port that Athens maintained access to in order to import goods and survive in the Peloponnesian war.
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Port of Piraeus
This is how history was passed down through generations during the dark ages.
Oral Tradition / Story-Telling
The battle where the Spartan king Leonidas and his 300 soldiers were defeated by the Persians.
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Battle of Thermopylae
This governing body in Ancient Sparta was led by 28 men over the age of 60
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Council of Elders
This is the name of the 15-20ft long spear used by Alexander the Great and his father Philip II.
Sarissa