Vocabulary
This is a Greek city-state
What is a polis?
This individual was a philosopher in Ancient Greece who created new teaching methods and opposed the Sophists.
Who was Socrates?
This was the first battle of the Greek and Persian wars that resulted in a win for the Greeks.
What is the battle of Marathon?
These two groups were the ancestors of the Ancient Greeks.
Who were the Minoans and Mycenaeans?
A government by the people
What is a democracy?
A group of armed foot soldiers in Ancient Greece arranged together in rows.
What is phalanx?
This individual is known for conquering much of Greece, Egypt, and Persia along with his interesting naming tactics for cities.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This war was fought to stop an enemy nation from conquering the city-state.
What are the Greek and Persian Wars?
Life in this city-state focused around the military and being strong.
What is Sparta?
These were games between the city-states that originated to worship Zeus.
What are the Olympics?
Like the Greek- period of time when Greek culture spread
What is Hellenistic?
This individual wrote many books about government and politics and was the teacher of a great leader.
Who is Aristotle?
This was the major sea battle during the Greek and Persian wars that the Greeks won due to their smaller more maneuverable ships.
What is the battle of Salamis?
This city-state developed into the first democratic government in history.
What is Athens?
A government in which a small group has control
What is oligarchy?
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
What is an oracle?
This individual is considered the "father of history".
Who is Herodotus?
This battle resulted in the death of 300 Spartans protecting a passway due to a Greek traitor who told the Persians a way around the passage.
What is the battle of Thermoplyae?
This war weakened the Greek city-states and allowed for them to be conquered by the Macedonians.
A cruel and oppressive ruler (an absolute ruler unrestrained by law)
What is a tyrant?
A set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
This individual created a mathematical theorem about triangles that we still use today.
Who is Pythagoras?
This was the final land battle during the Greek and Persian wars that resulted in a definitive win for the Greeks.
What is the battle of Plataea?
This myth was telling a message about following authority in its story about the gift of fire to humans.
What is the myth of Prometheus?
Archimedes' screw and alarm clocks are advancements in this area of Greek achievements.
What is engineering?