Vocabulary Terms
Famous Greeks
Government
Mythology
Achievements
100
a word meaning city-state
What is polis
100
this person is often called the father of democracy
Who is Cleisthenes
100
the type of government in which people rule themselves
What is a democracy
100
this person is the King of the Gods
Who is Zeus?
100
this person wrote a series of fables that are still told today
Who is Aesop?
200
the fortress that often stood on top of a high hill
What is the acropolis
200
this writer wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
200
the rich landowners who controlled the country for a long time
Who are aristocrats?
200
this person is the God of the Sea
Who is Poisedon?
200
this city-state was known for being a military stronghold in Greece
What is Sparta?
300
people who had the right to participate in government which was only for the males
What is a citizen
300
this woman is famous for writing lyric poetry
Who is Sappho
300
a government in which only a few people rule
What is an oligarchy?
300
this person was the goddess of agriculture
Who is Demeter?
300
this city was known as the center for learning, philosphy, and literature
What is Athens?
400
a body of stories about gods and heroes that explain how things work
What is mythology
400
this famous philosopher wrote "The Republic"
Who is Plato
400
In this type of democracy, all citizens could participate in government directly
What is a direct democracy?
400
this person is the goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
400
this building is an example of achievments in architecture
What is the Parthenon?
500
short stories that teach the reader lessons about life and how to live
What are fables
500
this doctor figured out the cause of many diseases
Who is Hippocrates?
500
In this democracy, citizens elect representatives to represent them in government
What is a representative democracy?
500
this person is the god of war
Who is Ares?
500
these two new types of literature were developed in Greece
What are dramas and histories?
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