Vocabulary
Government
People
History
Culture
100
city-state
What is a polis?
100
rule by the people
What is democracy
100
had the largest empire in ancient times
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
this war began when the king's wife was kidnapped
What is the Trojan War?
100
belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
200
high city
What is an acropolis?
200
rule by the best
What is aristocracy
200
his stories taught a lesson
What are Aesop's Fables?
200
sporting event that honored Zeus
What is the Olympic Games?
200
collection of stories that describe gods and heroes
What is mythology?
300
resident alien
What is a metic
300
political power is held by a small group of people
What is oligarghy
300
question and answer method of teaching
What is Socratic Method?
300
Period when Greeks forgot how to read or write
What is the Dark Age?
300
poetic songs accompanied by a lyre
What is lyrical poetry?
400
18 foot long pike
What is a sarissa?
400
government run by a strong ruler
What is a tyranny?
400
Founded a school called the Academy, was a student of Socrates
Who is Plato?
400
This Battle ended the Second Persian War
What is Battle of Salamis?
400
group commented on the action and advised the characters of a play
What is the chorus?
500
formation of heavily armed foot soldiers moving together as a unit
What is a phalanx?
500
citizens participate directly in decision making
What is direct democracy?
500
sought knowledge through observation
Who is Aristotle?
500
series of wars between Athens and Sparta
What are the Peloponnesian Wars?
500
medical students swear to "do no harm"
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
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