Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
Which city state cared more about learning and culture?
Athens
Where is the home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
What was the name of the two types of Greek plays-one happy one sad?
Tragedy and comedy
A government run by the people
Democracy
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
One of the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?
Mediterranean Sea & Aegean Sea
The Olympics were held every four years in ancient Greece to honor this king of the gods.
Zeus
Asking big questions about life and the world
philosophy
What type of fighting did Athens excel in?
Naval or Navy
Where were the Olympics held?
mt olympus
Athens was named after this goddess of wisdom, craft, & warfare
Athena
A small kingdoms that made up ancient Greece
City States
Who was the Athenian philosopher that was executed with poison in 399 BCE?
Socrates
This city state had more freedom for women-they owned half of all land
sparta
These were some of the crops grown in ancient Greece
Olives, grapes, wheat
A government run by a king or queen
monarchy
Who were Helots in Sparta?
The Helots were almost like slaves. Most Helots were the nearby Messenian people, conquered by the Spartans.
Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece?
Persia
Ancient Greece created these to spread Greek culture around the Mediterranean sea.
Colonies