Vocabulary
A large hill where city residents could seek shelter and safety in times of war
What is Acropolis?
A country in Southeastern Europe, on the European Continent, bordering Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
What is Greece?
Another word for slaves used in Sparta
What are Helots?
Two groups of people that did *not* have the right to vote
What are women and slaves?
What were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Who are Philosophers?
The author of the Book the Illiad and the odyssey?
Who is "Homer"
A large mass of land, three sides of which are bordered by water
What is a "peninsula"?
A large athletic competition, involving many sports, born in Ancient Greece, in which many city-states participated. It developed into the biggest international athletic competition in the world today.
What are the Olympics?
A form of government that is ruled by a few people
What is Oligarchy?
This god was the ruler of all the Greek gods and married his sister.
Who is Zeus?
The basics of education; reading, writing, and arithmetic.
What is "letters"
The peninsula on which Sparta is located.
What is Peloponnesus?
The worship or belief in many gods and/or goddesses.
What is Polytheism?
Greece (Athens, in particular) is the birthplace of this form of government, that the United States uses today.
What is Democracy?
He rose to power at age 20 and conquered most of the known world
Who is Alexander the Great?
A clearing that served both as a marketplace and as a meeting place
What is "Agora"?
A large area north of Greece that is a ruggedly mountainous country.
What is "Macedonia"
One of the most important agricultural exports in Greece.
What are Olives? (or Wine)
A system of government in Greece that rule by the ruling class
What is Aristocracy?
The king of Macedonia and Alexanders father
Who is King Philip II?
A person who has certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
What is a citizen?
Name three modern-day countries that are in Alexander the Great empire today
What are Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, India, Syria, Greece, Jordan, Isreal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan?
What mountain did the Greek Gods live on
What is Mout Olympus?
What type of government did Sparta use
What is Oligarchy?
The father of Medicine
Who is Hippocrates?