Geography and Vocabulary
City-State Lifestyles and Culture
Significant People
Key Wars
Government
100
A massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers.
What is a phalanx
100
This ancient Greek city-state set the guidelines for western democracy.
What is Athens
100
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were known as Greek ____
What is philosophers
100
This war began when the Persian Empire decided to retaliate against Athens for helping the Ionians.
What is The Persian War
100
Respect for the individual is important in this form of government.
What is a democracy
200
Greece's rugged mountain system and scattered islands encouraged...
What is development of separate communities or isolation
200
This ancient Greek city-state was primarily concerned with creating a strong military civilization
What is Sparta
200
This blind poet traveled from city-state to city-state telling his stories through spoken word.
What is Homer
200
This alliance between city-states was created after Greece's victory in the Persian War.
What is the Delian League
200
This ancient city-state is credited for establishing a form of government which had democratic elements.
What is Athens
300
Greece's access to the Mediterranean Sea led to the trading of many goods, beliefs and ideas. This is called...
What is cultural diffusion
300
In Greek societies, art and architecture generally serve to...
What is reflect that societies culture
300
This person established an empire ranging from Greece to India.
What is Alexander the Great
300
This city-state was angry at Athenian domination over the Delian League, leading to the Peloponnesian War.
What is Sparta
300
Rule by hereditary landowning elite is referred to an...
What is aristocracy
400
A city-state where the religious shrine sits on top of a hill, while the markets and housing sit at the bottom of the hill is called an...
What is acropolis
400
Greeks valued _____ and _____ due to it's coastline full of harbors.
What is fishing and trading
400
This Greek leader formed the earliest form of a democracy and approved to pay people who worked in Greek government.
What is Pericles
400
Destruction of Athenian domination over the Greek world was a result of which war?
What is the Peloponnesian War.
400
Pericles approved of paying people to serve in government to attract whom?
What is the poor
500
A watercolor painting done on wet plaster which tells us much of what we know about Ancient Greek civilizations is called..
What is a fresco
500
Greek philosophers valued _____ due to it's teaching of reason and logic.
What is education
500
This Greek historian applied observation, reason, and logic in his studies of past civilizations and events.
What is Herodotus
500
A hollow horse which held Greek soldiers in an attempt to infiltrate the opposing forces was used in this war.
What is the Trojan War.
500
This form of government is when a hereditary ruler exercises central power.
What is a monarchy
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