Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Aristotle
What is something that Ancient Athens did to keep intruders out?
Built Walls; also, had a high lookout on the Acropolis
In which continent is Greece?
Europe
God of Thunder
Zeus
Name of the war between Sparta and Athens
Peloponnesian War
Which women is associated with Troy, and its war?
Helen
Where is the home of the gods?
Mt. Olympus
Name a Greek philosopher
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
God of the Ocean
Poseidon
A widespread disease
Plague
What could women of Sparta do that women of Athens could NOT?
Wrestle/other exercise; own a business
Two seas touch Greece. Name one.
Mediterranean, Aegean
What country modeled their government off of Athens?
USA
God of Underworld
Hades
Murder by a sudden attack often for a political reason
Assassination
Who were citizens in Athens?
Males, Age 18 or more, whose parents were both born in Athens.
What is the Agora?
Public space in Ancient Greece
What is a deity?
a god
God of War
Ares
Enslaved class of people in Sparta
Helot
What type of Government did Athens first practice?
Democracy
Where were Olympics held?
Olympia / Mt. Olympus
Rich families who owned large farms and were politically powerful
Aristocrats
God of Wisdom
Athena
A political entity, ruled by an emperor; tries to take over a LOT of territory
Empire
Which city-state most valued the arts?
Athens
Site of a huge battle between Greece and Cyrus of Persia
Marathon
What type of Architecture did the Greeks Create?
Columns
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 BC
Alexander the Great
Name of the mythical city that went underwater after an earthquake/tsunami?
Atlantis
Which people lived on the island of Crete?
The Minoans
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
God of Archery and Music
Apollo
Name of the period of time after Alexander the Great's death.
Hellenistic
What was Sparta's main focus?
The Military/war
What group took over the Minoans?
The Myceneans
What philosopher was sentenced to death for teaching the youth to think for themselves?
Socrates
Messenger God
Hermes