What sea did the Greeks (and other ancient peoples) use for trade and cultural diffusion?
Mediterranean Sea
100
A government run by the people in which they vote?
Democracy
100
The Greeks had numerous temples, like the Parthenon, built in iconic ways. This is a word used to describe how a structure is built.
Architecture
100
Alexander's men stopped at this country and turned around, ending their conquests. His men were homesick and no one really knew what land was beyond this location.
India
100
What type of leader did Plato say that Athens needed?
Philosopher-King
200
What is the name of a Greek city-state? In other words, what did the Greeks call city-states?
Polis
200
A government run by someone who takes power by force.
Tyranny
200
Greeks, like Herodotus, began studying the past. This was known as ___________________.
History
200
This important city, named after Alexander, was a center for trade, culture, and education.
Alexandria
200
What method did Socrates create in order to use questioning to learn more about a subject?
Socratic Method
300
What city-state, located on the Peloponnese Peninsula was obsessed with warfare and had one of the best armies of all time?
Sparta
300
A government run by the rich elites.
A government run by a few people.
Note that these two types are basically the same.
Aristocracy; Oligarchy
300
Stories written which employ various aspects of mythology and religion. They are usually meant to explain an event or to teach a lesson.
Myths
300
This term refers to the spread and mix of Greek culture, thanks to Alexander the Great and his conquests.
Hellensim
300
What happened to democracy in Greece under Alexander the Great?
Disappeared and replaced by kingdoms.
400
What island did the Minoans live on? How did their civilization probably end?
Crete; Volcano
400
This leader brought about a system of law in which the death penalty was enacted for even minor crimes. He felt that strict laws would keep society under control.
Draco/Draconian Law
400
What is important about the accuracy of Greek sculpture?
Lifelike
400
What happens to Alexander's empire after he dies?
Split up
400
A group of related gods (deities) from one particular culture are known as a ______________________.
Pantheon
500
What is the name of the high rock formation in the middle of a Greek city-state?
What is the name of the surrounding market?
Acropolis; Agora
500
What type of democracy did Pericles create?
What did Pericles do to the city of Athens?
Direct Democracy; Beautified the city
500
Name the two types of Greek plays (theater).
Comedy and Tragedy
500
What series of wars weakens the Greek city-states, giving the Macedonians the opportunity to conquer them?
Peloponnesian Wars
500
Provide an example of Reason.
Provide an example of Logic.