Geography
Vocabulary
City States
Golden Age
Alexander the Great
100
Sea Travel and trade were important because Greece was poor in _________________ .
What is resources?
100
A cruel and oppressive ruler
What is tyrant
100
Greeks expected all ___________ to share in the discussion of public matters. Only free adult men were counted as these.
What is citizens?
100
This Athenian leader had three goals: strengthen democracy build a commercial empire glorify Athens
Who is Pericles?
100
The Iliad
Whatinspired Alexander to be great?
200
Shaped Greek civilization by uniting the Greek people and other societies. (hint: even small ships without compasses could navigate this)
What is the seas?
200
Another name for city-state. Root of such words as police, politics and politician
What is polis?
200
Megara, Athens, Corinth,Sparta & Argos
What are city states?
200
During this time drama, sculpture, poetry philosophy, architecture and science all reached new heights.
What is the Golden Age?
200
Malaria
What disease did he die from?
300
About three fourths of Greece is covered with this?
What are mountains?
300
Heritage of ideas that spread to Europe and America and remains part of the culture
What is Western civilization?
300
The city-states of ancient Greece had many things in common. They all spoke the same language, they all believed in the same gods, they all worshiped in the same way, and they all thought of themselves as Greeks. But they were loyal to their city-state. But they were different because they had their own ______
What is government(army/navy)?
300
This public entertainment was f form of public education. Issues dealt with power of the leaders, people, questions of justices and morality, questions of war and peace, and duties owed to the gods,s the family and the city.
What is (public) drama?
300
13 years
What is Alexanders journey east?
400
This physical feature, mountains, made Greece was a collection of small independent communities. Most Greeks home was their own valley and the mountains that enclosed it. This is influenced...
What is political life?
400
A government in which the citizens hold the final power
What is democracy?
400
This city state valued duty, strength, and discipline over individuality, beauty and freedom of thought.
What is Sparta?
400
Sparta and Athens fought each other and the disaster for Athens were two events:
What is plague and military defeat in Sicily?
400
22,000 miles
How far did Alexander travel without losing a battle?
500
This is the third most important environmental inluence of Greek civilization. In Greece it is moderate. Contributed to outdoor life and leisure for men.
What is climate?
500
Founded to put money to put money into a shared treasury, to have on hand in case of war. The money would be used for weapons, ships and to train men.
What is Delian League?
500
In this city state people where taught to learn new ideas. They were educated to think and act as free people
What is Athens?
500
After the Peloponnesian War another aspect of Greek culture reached its heights. It was a time of questioning and uncertainty, several great thinkers were determined to seek for the truth, no matter where the search led them.
What is a philosopher?
500
His legacy ended the Greek city-states, and created a new empire. The vibrant new culture was called
What is Hellenism?
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