Geography
Greek Civilization
The Golden Age
Alexander the Great
Miscellaneous
100
A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
The Greek word for "city."
What is a polis?
100
A group of citizens that make decisions in the court of law.
What is a jury?
100
These are the people who Alexander conquered to the East.
Who were the Persians?
100
These people invented the first alphabet.
Who were the Phoenicians?
200
A sheltered place along a coastline that is used to protect ships.
What is a harbor?
200
A person who has rights and responsibilities within the city.
What is a citizen?
200
The father of Alexander the Great.
What is was King Phillip II?
200
This was the great city established by Alexander in Egypt.
What is Alexandria?
200
A product that is traded regularly, such as gold or pottery.
What is a commodity?
300
The large peninsula that makes up the southern tip of Greece.
What is Peloponnesus?
300
A hill or mountain in the center of the city.
What is an acropolis?
300
A lawmaking body of government.
What is the assembly?
300
The famous philosopher who became Alexander the Great's private teacher.
Who was Aristotle?
300
A government headed by one all-powerful person.
What is a monarchy?
400
This was made more difficult by Greece's rocky terrain.
What is farming or travel?
400
The place that was used for town meetings.
What is an agora?
400
The leader of Athens that had every citizen participate in government.
Who is Pericles?
400
He was given this title after conquering the Egyptians.
What is Pharaoh?
400
A government headed by a group of powerful people.
What is an oligarchy?
500
This is the name of the sea that you can see from Athens.
What is the Aegean?
500
A government where every citizen gets to vote.
What is a democracy?
500
The great war between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
He died from this disease.
What is malaria?
500
These people were the Greeks' toughest trading competition.
What are the Phoenicians?
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