Vocab (spelling counts!)
Socrates was a _____________, who went to visit the _______________ of Delphi.
Philosopher; Oracle
All Greeks believed they were descendants of a man named __________________
Hellen
Who were the three most famous philosophers of Athens?
Spelling counts!
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What were Spartans taught was their ultimate purpose in life?
To serve Sparta
Which two vocabulary words refer to forms of government?
Oligarchy and Democracy
Who was the Spartan king who died in the Greco-Persian War?
Leonidas I
Two cities in history have most greatly impacted our modern society in the US. One is Athens, the other is __________
Jerusalem
Spartan women would only get a gravestone if they ___________
Died in childbirth
If only a few aristocrats in a society had political power, that society would be a/an ______________
Oligarchy
Which Athenian aristocrat's name has become a word for "unfair laws and punishments"?
Draco
The Thirty Tyrants
Why did Sparta have no walls?
Answers may vary
Which two vocabulary words have the word "soldiers" as a part of their definition?
Barracks and Phalanx
Pronounce this name:
"Peisistratus"
Choose one team member to make the attempt.
*Will be demonstrated by the teacher*
Before Oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy, Athens was ruled by __________
Kings
Sparta had the richest _________ mines in Greece.
Iron
Which one of our vocabulary terms usually has a different meaning today than it did in ancient Greece?
Tyrant
Which Persian Emperor lost the Greco-Persian War?
Xerxes I
Athens is named after Athena, goddess of...
Wisdom, war, and craftsmanship (getting one right counts)
At what age did Spartan boys' military training end?
20