Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?
The Assembly
Where is the home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
What science did the Greeks use to build temples and public buildings?
Mathematics (Geometry)
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
A government run by the people
Democracy
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
What is the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?
Mediterranean Sea
Who was "Father of History"?
Herodotus
God of War
Ares
The high hill with a fortress in the center of Athens
Acropolis
What war started because of love?
Trojan War
Where were the Olympics held?
Olympia
Who was the "Father of Medicine"?
Hippocrates
God of Underworld?
Hades
A building on the Acropolis, temple to Athena
How old was a Spartan boy when he was first taken from his family to begin his "education" and military training?
7
What is the Acropolis?
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Goddess of Family
Hestia
A ruler who controls the people by force
Tyrant
(Government: Tyrrany)
Who were Metics in Athens?
They were foreign born people who were not citizens. Metics were usually merchants, craftspeople, or artists.
Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece?
Persia
What contributions did the Greeks make in science?
Greeks studied and compared plants, animals, liquids, stars and planets
Messenger God
Hermes
A democracy where others are chosen to make laws for the people
Representative Democracy
Who were Helots in Sparta?
The Helots were almost like slaves. Most Helots were the nearby Messenian people, conquered by the Spartans.
Which people lived on the island of Crete and made beautiful vases with sea creatures on them?
The Minoans
What contributions did the Greeks make in drama?
The Greeks wrote the first plays
God of Wine
Dionysus