Vocabulary
Stories about gods and heroes
What is mythology?
Government where citizens vote directly on laws
What is direct democracy?
God of Thunder
Who is Zeus?
Famous Greek temple in Athens
What is the Parthenon?
War where Greeks fought against Persia
What is the Persian War?
Land mostly surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
Government ruled by a small wealthy group
What is oligarchy?
Goddess of Wisdom
Who is Athena?
City-state known for learning, art, and democracy
What is Athens?
Athens and Sparta were allies after this war (True/False)
What is false?
Army made up of citizen soldiers
What are hoplites?
Greece is located on this type of landform
What is a peninsula?
God of the Sea
Who is Poseidon?
City-state known for strong soldiers and military life
What is Sparta?
War fought between Athens and Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian War?
A government ruled by a small wealthy group
What is an oligarchy?
Mountains in Greece caused these types of communities to form
What are independent city-states?
Goddess of Family
Who is Hera?
Famous Greek mathematician known for geometry
Who is Pythagoras?
A famous Greek doctor who created a code of ethics for medicine
Who is Hippocrates?
Time before written records
What is prehistory?
Government ruled by nobles
What is aristocracy?
The type of religion Ancient Greeks believed in (many gods)
What is polytheism?
Leader who built one of the largest empires in history
Who is Alexander the Great?
Famous Greek writer of The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer?