Ancient Greece Government
What is democracy?
The form of government where citizens directly make decisions
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
Alexander the Great's empire included these 3 continents
What is Europe, Asia and Africa
What were the main city states?
Athens and Sparta
God of the Sky, Thunder, and Controlled the Weather
Who is Zeus
What is an Oligarchy?
A type of government, a small group of people having control over a country or organization
A main city-state in Ancient Greece that treated women more poorly
What is Athens
Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece?
Persia
Who is Pythagoras, what did he invent?
He invented the Pythagorean Theorem
God of the Ocean
who is Poseidon
What type of Government did Athens first practice?
Monarchy
4 things both city states have in common?
What are Slavery, women not citizens, same religion and language
Which people lived on the island of Crete?
The Minoans
What are columns?
The Greek architectural feature used in many important buildings in Washington, DC
Who was Alexander the Greats Father?
Phillip 2 of Macedon
Who were the Arts most important too?
Athens
Where were the Olympics held?
Olympia
What age did Spartans start training?
7
What is a Myth?
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Who was allowed to partake in education in Athens?
Only Males
These early "Greek" people were influenced by the Minoans
The Mycenaeans
What is the main oath for a Doctor of Medicine
The Hippocratic Oath
God of Wisdom
Athena
What is Tyranny?
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
What was Sparta's main value?
The Military
What was the staple crop in Ancient Greece?
Olives
Where did Euclidean Geometry come from?
Euclid
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
What type of government did Sparta have?
Monarchy
Something Ancient Greek city-states did to keep intruders out
Built Walls
What is the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?
Mediterranean sea
The method of teaching by questioning
What is the Socratic Method
Goddess of Hunting
Artemis
What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?
The Assembly
What is an agora?
A Greek Marketplace
Three other bodies of water that surround Greece
What are the Ionian, Adriatic and Aegean Seas
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
God of Archery and Music
Apollo
A form of learning based on asking questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas.
Socratic Method
What is the Parthenon?
It is the building dedicated to Athena
Name two challenges faced by Greek farmers
1. Lack of farm land
2. Water was scarce
3. They weren't able to grow many crops
4. It was hard to claim land
Who wrote "The Republic"?
Plato
Messenger God
Hermes
Citizens have to be this age to vote in Ancient Greece
18
Who did most of the household work in Sparta?
Helots (Slaves)
This Greek peninsula was also the name of a war?
Peloponnesian
The great Greek lighthouse
What is Pharos
Where is the home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus