Geography
Greece is located on this continent.
Europe.
This is the Greek word for city-state.
Polis
This form of government has only one person (King, Queen) in charge.
Monarchy.
This philosopher was forced to drink hemlock (poison) because he was found guilty of corrupting the youth.
Socrates
The chief god of Greek mythology.
Zeus
This continent is located to the East of Greece.
Asia.
This part of the Greek city-state would include the temple to the god/goddess of the city.
Acropolis.
Many of the decisions and discussions about laws were made in the market-place, also called the...
Agora
He conquered a huge chunk of land, from Greece all the way India.
Alexander the Great
A person who is part divine (god) and part human.
Demigod
This sea is located in between Greece and modern day Turkey.
Aegean Sea
Greek city-states had their differences, but they all shared the same....
Language
In this form of government, people chose their leaders and laws.
Democracy
They stood up against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae
300 Spartans
Epic poems
This body of water is located to the south of Greece.
Mediterranean Sea
This was a war that broke out between Athens and Sparta.
Peloponnesian War.
In Athens, only this group of people could vote
Men who owned property
This philosopher said that the physical world was in illusion in his "Allegory of the Cave"
Plato
This was a famous building in Athens dedicated to Athena
Parthenon
A peninsula of Greece, which includes the city of Sparta.
The Peloponnese
This city-state allowed women to vote, own property, and go out on their own.
Sparta
This form of government has a small group of people in charge.
Oligarchy
This philosopher focused his studies on the physical world (e.g. geography, animals, medicine, etc).
Aristotle
These creatures would lure ships to their doom by singing sweet songs.
Sirens