Greek Mythology
King of the Gods and God of the sky and thunder
Zeus
Piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
central city and its surrounding villages, they have the same laws, government, language, beliefs, and way of life
city-state
Philosopher who asked people questions to get them to challenge their assumptions
Socrates
Sporting event held every four years in Olympia
Olympics
Everything he touched turned to gold
King Midas
Narrow deep sea inlet between steep cliffs
Fjord
the central city of a city-state
Polis
philosopher who was a student of Socrates, he taught law and science, wrote the republic
Plato
Form of government in which the people hold power
Democracy
God of the underworld
Hades
English channel tunnel that connects England to France
Chunnel
city-state with a focus on education and the creators of democracy
Athens
Student of Plato, taught zoology and botany, tutored Alexander the Great
Aristotle
3 types of columns used in Greek architecture
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Heracles (Hercules)
Gulf Stream
City-state with a focus on war and was an oligarchy
Sparta
Father of medicine and has an oath named after him
Hippocrates
a place to see a drama like a tragedy or a comedy
Theatre
The lesson(s) of the story of King Midas
Be careful what you wish for, don't be greedy, realize the value in what you have
natural or manmade area that allows people to move from place to place easily
Transportation Corridor
the land of Greece was not good for farming due to being mostly made up of
Mountains
Created an empire from Greece to India at a young age, brought about the Hellenistic age
Alexander the Great
the sun is the center of the "universe" instead of the earth
heliocentric