Fab Vocab
Geography of Greece
Lesson 1
The Greek City-States
Lesson 2
Golden Age of Athens
Lesson 3
Alexander the Great
Lesson 4
100
government by the people
What is a democracy?
100
Greece is surrounded by The Aegean Sea, The Ionion Sea, and the __________________ Sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
100
What are traditional stories that may include gods and goddessess and that often try to explain events in nature?
What is a myth?
100
Today, we remember the great journey of Pheidippides as he ran back to Athens to tell of the defeat of Persia by competing in this longest Olympic race.
What is a marathon?
100
Alexander's rise to power was his quick defeat of this empire, NOT a quick defeat of India.
What is the Persian Empire?
200
a fast-spreading, often deadly disease
What is a plague?
200
Greece has the following physical features: long coastline, deep valleys, rugged highlands and _________.
What is mountains?
200
The gods were able to live forever. What is this called?
What is immortal?
200
This city-state rebelled against Athens by destroying their farms and homes.
What is Sparta?
200
Alexander was courageous, confident and a creative military mind. He was NOT known for his love of this providing these two things.
What is peace and tranquility?
300
These people studied truth and knowledge. They extended human knowledge.
What is a philosopher?
300
This enabled Greeks to interact with other people and cultures.
What is trade?
300
Based on Ancient Greek religious beliefs, Gods and Goddesses lived here and behaved much like humans.
What is Mt. Olympus?
300
The Alliance of Greek City-States
What is the Delian League?
300
Alexander created a vast empire in Europe, Asia and Africa that helped with the spread of what?
What is the Greek culture?
400
logical thinking or figuring out an explanation for why things happened in nature
What is a reason?
400
Because of the geography of ancient Greece, the country's government consisted of what?
What is small, independent communities?
400
This type of government is ruled by a few wealthy people?
What is an aristocracy?
400
During this battle, the Athenian ships destroyed the Persian fleet.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
400
There were many discoveries during the Hellenistic Age. A system of geometry, understanding of how the body works, and an understanding of how levers work were among those discoveries. However, unlike most cultures before them they did not discover what?
What is a system of writing?
500
hired soldiers
What is a mercenary?
500
Who were the first people to settle on the islands of the Aegean Sea?
Who were the Minoans?
500
Who were considered citizens in the democracy in Athens?
What are men born in Athens?
500
Other than art and architecture, what were the two fields of study that the Greeks excelled during the Golden Age?
What is medicine and philosophy?
500
The Hellenistic culture did many things. The founded new Greek cities, and began international trade. They were one of the first cultures NOT to participate in this.
What is a continuous warfare?
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