Vocabulary
Geography
City-States
Wars
Culture & Beliefs
100

Greek word for a city-state

Polis

100

Greece mainly lies on a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides. What do you call this type of land?

Peninsula

100

Someone who has the right to participate in government

Citizen

100

The name of the empire that wages 2 wars on Greece

Persian Empire

100

Greeks worshipped more than one God. This is known as ...

polytheism

200

Greek word for a marketplace where people met, traded, and discussed politics.

Agora

200

The Pindus Mountains run through much of Greece. It's highest mountain is named...

Mount Olympus

200

This city-state was known for its democratic form of government

Athens

200

The Peloponnesian War was because of a conflict between which 2 city states?

Athens and Sparta

200

This philosopher believed he could not teach others, only help them to think

Socrates

300

Military formation with soldiers standing close to one another with spears and overlapping shields.

Phalanx

300

Two bodies of water surrounding Greece are

Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea (any 2 will count as correct)

300

In Athens, this place was a high hill with a strong building for safety.

Acropolis

300

Ultimatley, this city-state won the Peloponnesian War

Sparta

300

Mount Olympus was known as...

The home of the Gods

400

Collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes

Mythology

400

Due to Greece's location and geography, they had to rely on the seas for what?

Trading goods

400

In this city-state, boys and girls were given over to the state to be raise at just 7 years old

Sparta

400

The type of government they had in Athens

Democracy

400

Who are the 3 most important Gods in the Greek pantheon?

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades

500

A government where a small group of powerful people control the government, often because of wealth, military power, or family connections

Oligarchy

500

Which geographic feature made it difficult to unite Greece under one government?

Mountains

500

City-states differed but they still shared...

The same language and belief in the same gods

500

Name the types of military that Athens and Sparta were known to have

Athens: Strong Navy

Sparta: Strong Army

500

Who were the early inhabitants of the Greece?

Minoans

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