Geography and Vocabulary
Describe the geography of Greece
A mountainous country in southeastern Europe.
What did Athens focus on? Name at least 3 things.
Democracy, education, philosophy, art, and culture.
Homer
Author of the llaid and the Odyssey
Zeus
King of Gods
Who was fighting in the Persian War?
Greek States and Persian
What are city-states?
A community structure in ancient Greece.
How was the government in Athens like our government today?
Athens was a direct democracy like the United States is a democracy
Socrates
Teacher who taught by asking questions
Athena
Goddess of Wisdom
Who won the Persian War?
Greek States
How did the geography of Greece lead to the development of city-states?
Mountains divided the cites so the cites, so the city-states developed independently and each one saw itself as a different state.
How was the government in Athens different from our government today?
The United States is a republic with democracy vs. Athens practiced direct democracy.
PLato
Student of Socrates started a school for philosophers called the academy.
Poseidon
God of the Sea
Who was fighting in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta and Peloponnesian
What did Sparta focus on?
Military service and physical development
Aristole
Philosopher who studied at The Academy. Master of the logic and believed people should use reason to govern their lives.
Apollo
God of the sun
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
SParta
Why was the phalanx important in Sparta?
It was their main routine for miliary service.
Aphrodite
Goddess of Love