Greece is made up of what (land that is surronded on three sides by water)?
Peninsulas
100
What is the form of government where power is held by the people who vote directly to make decisions?
Direct Democracy
100
Who devloped a field of geometry that is still used today?
Plato Euclid Hippocrates
Euclid
100
Name one difference between Athens and Sparta.
Athens: focused on the arts and sciences, democracy
Sparta: focused on creating strong warriors, monarchy
100
This is a high rocky hill where early people built cities
Acropolis
200
Since only 1/5 of the land was good for growing crops, what did many Greeks become? (Greece was also surronded by water)
Fishers and Sailors
200
What is an oligarchy? Which Greek city-state had this form of government?
Rule by a small group of people
Sparta
200
Who is considered the father of modern medicine and wrote a code of ethics that is still said by doctors today?
Aristotle Archimedes Hippocrates
Hippocrates
200
Where did the Greek gods and goddesses live?
Mount Olympus
200
This is a city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independant state.
City-State
300
What sea lies SOUTH of Greece?
Meditteranean Sea
300
What is a monarchy? Which Greek city-state had this form of governemnt?
Rule by a king
Corinth
300
Name one famous Greek philospher.
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
300
Who were the two main city-states that fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens vs. Sparta
300
The term used for a slave in ancient Sparta
Helot
400
What sea borders Greece to the WEST?
Ionian Sea
400
Which leader introduced democracy in Athens? Solon or Pericles?
Solon
400
Where did the earliest record of people acting out stories begin?
Athens
400
Why is Alexander the Great called "the Great"?
He built a great empire, never lost a battle, conqured Persian Empire, Egypt, and land beyond Indus River
His conquests spread Greek culture throughout his empire
400
What is a plague?
Widespread disease
500
Why did Ancient Greece develop many city-states?
Because of the geography of Ancient Greece, the settlements of people were very ISOLATED from one another. They developed many independent city-states.
500
What were the requirements to be a citizen in Athens? (there are 3)
1. 18 years old
2. Male
3. both parents had to be born in Athens
500
The Greek style of achitecture is still used today. Greek columns are seen on many of our buildings. Name one of the 3 types of Greek columns.
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
500
Tell me something about the Trojan War.
told in the epic poem The Illiad and The Odyssey
War began when Helen left husband for prince of Troy
Greeks untited to go to war against Troy
Trojan Horse - helped Greeks to win
Achilles dies when hit with arrow
500
What is Hellenistic?
Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great