Vocab. 1
Vocab. 2
Greek Thinkers
Physical Features
Athens vs. Sparta
100
Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. 

Peninsula

100

What does "polis" mean?

A city-state

100

Who came up with the Pythagorean Theorem? 

Pythagoras

100

Greece does not have a lot of (fill in the blank)

Farm land

100

In which city state were women given the least amount of rights?

Athens

200

What is an acropolis?

A fortress built on a hilltop.

200

What is a tyrant? How are they different today?

Someone who forced themselves into power. Back then, they were good leaders but now they are seen as "evil" and "bad".

200

Who spent his life studying mathematics and was one of the greatest mathematicians?

Euclid

200

Greece is very (fill in the blank)

Mountainous

200

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

Sparta

300

A market place. 

Agora

300

A made up story to teach a lesson or explain the world.

myth

300

Which Greek thinker created The Academy and wrote many works, including The Republic?

Plato

300

Greece has (fill in the blank) (places near bodies of water and starts with a "c")

coasts

300

How was the government set up in Sparta? Who was in charge? What kind of government did Athens have?

  • Ruled by 2 kings who jointly led the army

  • Elected officials had more power than the kings

  • Set up to control helots (slaves)


Athens: democracy but not everyone had a voice


400

What is a democracy?

Type of government in which people rule themselves (the people hold the power)

400

What is a phalanx?

Group of warriors who stood close together in a square and held spears facing outwards.

400

Which Greek Thinker told his friends to stop crying and then calmly drank the poison?

Socrates

400

Who was considered the first Greeks?

Mycenaeans

400

What are two things Athens and Sparta have in common?

Both have an army, both were city-states in Greece, both trained their soldiers to fight, both forced men to be in the army, etc.

500

Type of government in which a small group of people hold all the power (typically rich men)

Oligarchy

500

What are aristocrats?

a group of rich land owners

500

Who believed in living life in balance and that moderation was based on reason?

Aristotle

500

Both the Minoans and Mycenaeans were great (fill in the blank)

Ship builders

500

How was schooling in Athens different from schooling in Sparta? Give at least 3 examples. 

Answers will vary.

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