Vocabulary
Collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes
What is mythology
God of War
Who is Ares?
A Greek famous for his fables
Who is Aesop?
King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia
Who is Alexander the Great?
In ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every 4 years in honor of Zeus
What are the Olympics
Belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
Goddess of Wisdom and War
Who is Athena?
Taught Alexander the Great and studied with Plato
Who is Aristotle?
Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the first Persian War
What is the Battle of Marathon?
The highest mountain in Greece, where ancient Greeks believed many of their gods and goddesses lived
What is Mount Olympus?
Poetic songs
What is lyric poetry?
Messenger of the gods, patron of merchants, protector of travelers
Who is Hermes?
A Greek poet and author of the Illiad and Odyssey
Who is Homer?
A Greek victory over the Persian navy during the Second Persian War
What is the Battle of Salamis?
A Persian King who had about 20,000 soldiers who sailed for Greece and landed on the plain of Marathon,, near Athens and lost at the Battle of Marathon
Who is Darius?
18-foot long Macedonian pike
What is sarissa?
Goddess of the hearth
Who is Hestia?
King of Sparta; military commander in the Battle of Thermopylae; stayed with his soldiers
Who is King Leonidas?
What is the Delian League?
The form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquests?
What is Hellenistic?
Form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them to think more clearly
What is the Socratic Method?
Who is Apollo?
Father of Western Philosophy and taught that the universe had originated from water
Who is Thales?
Military alliance led by Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian League?
A Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem and developed the idea of square numbers
Who is Pythagoras?