What sea is between the Greek city-states and Troy?
Aegean Sea
100
this man was the leader of Athens during its "Golden Age"
Pericles
100
in this type of government, a person inherits power from his/her parents
a monarchy
100
when ancient Greeks were uncertain about the future, they would often ask for predictions from Apollo here
the oracle at Delphi
100
After the explosion of Thera, these people took over the Minoan civilization
the Myceneans
200
Control over this geographic feature means you could easily invade another continent
The Hellespont
200
this man was so upset by the decisions of the citizens of Athens that he designed his own government, one led by the best and brightest (a philosopher-king)
Plato
200
in this type of government, a group of people rule the country
a oligarchy
200
Which goddess sided with the Trojans, and threatened Helen if Helen didn't do as she said?
Aphrodite
200
these ships were the most important weapon in the Athenian navy
a trireme
300
Sparta is found on what land mass?
The Peloponnesus
300
Socrates believed you should learn by _____.
Questioning and experiencing
300
every citizen votes in this type of government
a democracy
300
the Spartans became a military society after what incident?
the revolt of the helots
300
This war was the last victory of the Greek city-states, but it so weakened them that they were soon conquered by others.
the Pyrrhic Wars
400
The capital of the Minoan civilization and the location of King Minos' palace
Knossos
400
the pulley, the water screw, the theory of displacement and the level and fulcrum were all the work of this man
Archimedes
400
After the death of Alexander, what happened to his empire?
It was divided into three parts, and each part was given to a favorite general
400
this story explains why the Greeks felt it was a person's duty to help enlighten others, even when those people are not interested in being enlightened
the Allegory of the Cave
400
This building is one result of the Athenians' stealing money from the Delian League treasury
Parthenon
500
The Greek city-states had colonies located around these bodies of water
the Mediterranean, the Aegean, the Ionian and the Black Seas
500
This man was executed for corrupting the youth and neglecting the gods
Socrates
500
Plato thought democracy was a lousy form of government because ____
voters could be easily influenced by corrupt leaders
500
the spread of Greek culture to the Persians was the result of _____
Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia
500
These wars were won by the Spartans, who took over Athens for a while.