Grab Bag
Art & Literature
Athens
Sparta
Contributions
100
Why did Greece form separate city-states instead of one big country?
It was hard to travel across the mountains of Greece.
100
What were Greek buildings usually made from?
Marble
100
What kind of government did Athens have?
Democracy
100
What was the most important thing in Sparta?
The military
100
Who were the three Greek philosophers?
Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle SPA
200
Why did the Greeks get really good at shipbuilding and sailing?
They were surrounded by seas on three sides.
200
What did Greek statues look like?
The perfect human body
200
Who counted as citizens in Athens?
Adult men born in Athens
200
Did Sparta win or lose the Peloponnesian War?
Win
200
How did Socrates teach people?
By asking questions
300
Who won the Persian Wars?
The Greek city-states!
300
What is an epic?
A story of adventure including gods and heroes.
300
What did Athenian women do with their time?
Housework
300
What did young Spartan boys do at the age of 7?
Leave home to train for the military.
300
What did Archimedes do?
Math, Science, & Inventions
400
Where did the Greek gods live?
Mt. Olympus
400
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
400
What did young boys do in Athens?
Go to school to get a good education in lots of different things.
400
What was the name of the group of people who were slaves in Sparta?
Helots
400
Which philosopher is considered the father of science?
Aristotle
500
Who was king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
500
What two new forms of writing were invented in Ancient Greece?
History and Drama (Plays)
500
Which philosopher was convicted and put to death by an Athenian jury?
Socrates
500
The Spartan government has two kings. What kind of government is this?
Oligarchy
500
Who invented an equation to give you information about triangles?
Pythagoras
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