Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3/ Places
Important Places and People
Essay Questions
100
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
What is philosophers?
100
a government governed by a small group of people
What is oligarchy?
100
a gathering place, a place to discuss political ideas, or a supermarket
What is agora?
100
Greece
What is apart of Europe that is on a peninsula?
100
The three major things that Pericles did as the leader of Athens were he made Athens a more democratic city-state the effect that making Athens a more democratic city-state was that shopkeepers and laborers could have a say in political ideas, Athens became a center of learning and the arts the effect that making Athens a center for learning and the arts was that writers, artists, teachers, sculptors, architects, philosophers became more popular and dependable, and since a lot of the city was burned, Pericles rebuilt Athens. He made new temples, monuments, and statues in the whole entire city. Athens was known for its knowledge. It was nicknamed the school of Greece.
What is What three major things did Pericles do as the leader of Athens? What effect did each have?
200
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
What is representative democracy?
200
a person who takes control during civic turmoil
What is tyrant?
200
an ancient Greek city-state
What is polis?
200
Aegean Sea
What is the sea that around most of Greece; trade route?
200
Conflict played an important role in the lives of the ancient Greeks because during war trade slowed down. In the Mycenaeans vs. Minoans, all Minoan trade vessels and trade routes slowed down and that affected if the Minoans won that war. In the Persia vs. Greece, Persia's empire weakened and their army and navy got destroyed and was open for attack. In Athens vs. Sparta, the Spartans and their allies surrounded Athens. A disease in Athens broke out and many Athenians died.
What is How did conflict play an important role in the lives of the ancient Greeks? Make sure to use examples from Mycenaeans vs. Minoans, Persia vs. Greece, and Athens vs. Sparta.
300
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
What is direct democracy?
300
a place where people live that have the same political and interests or beliefs
What is community?
300
a person who tells epic or poem
What is bard?
300
Sparta
What is a warlike city-state with no trade routes.
300
The Persian War in when Greece (Sparta and Athens) joined together against Persia and the Peloponnesian War is where Sparta battled Athens. The Persian War is for the greater good of Greece and Greece's future depends on winning the Persian War. However, the Peloponnesian War just breaks Greece apart. They are the same because they are both wars that must be fought and they both have Greece's future on the battle field.
What is Compare and contrast the causes and effects of the Persian War and the Peloponnesian War.
400
five elected council members in Sparta
What is ephors?
400
to have power or influence
What is dominate?
400
Persia
What is the empire that controlled a lot of territory; lost the Persian War?
400
Athens
What is "Greece's school"; the center for learning and the arts?
400
The different roles between men and women in ancient Greece is that men are citizens, only land-owning men could be in the government, and women cannot be citizens.
What is Explain the difference in role between men and women in ancient Greece. Make sure to provide at least three specific details.
500
enslaved people in Sparta
What is helots?
500
a army formation to defend against enemy cavalry
What is phalanx?
500
Marathon
What is the city that Athens defeated Persia in extra credit: messenger ran from Marathon to Athens with the news victory and then died from exhaustion?
500
Pericles
What is the leader of Athens; lead Athens through a time of prosperity; lead Athens for over 30 years
500
The difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy is that a representative democracy is where elected people govern of the peoples behalf and a direct democracy is where all citizens help make political decisions. The difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy is that a representative democracy works with a government that has little people in its government and a direct democracy works with a lot of people.
What is What is the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy? Explain by comparing Athenian democracy and American democracy.
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