Abeka - History of the World (Grade 7) Chap. 6

People

100

The blind poet famous for his works The Iliad and The Odyssey

Homer

200

The supposed king of the Greek gods

Zeus

300

A student of Socrates; wrote dialogues, a series of philosophical works

Plato

400

When given the choice, he drank poison instead of being exiled from Athens

Socrates

500

This person brought the Athenian democracy to its fullest measure

Pericles 

Places

100

This civilization was centered on the Island of Crete

Minoans

200

This is where the Athenians defeated the Persian landing force

Marathon 

300

This is the mountain pass where the brave Spartans held off the Persians

Thermopylae

400

This statement best describes the result of the ____________ War: Victory led to the spread of Greek civilization but the division of the cities.

Greco-Persian

500

This city controlled the Delian League 

Athens

Terms

100

This word means "lover of wisdom"

Philosopher

200

This was the largest class in Spartan society 

Helots

300

This term was given to glorified human beings in Greek mythology 

Heroes

400

This Greek structure is a hilltop fortress that was the seat of religion and government

The Acropolis 

500

This Greek structure was the marketplace of commerce, conversation, and political debate

Agora

Terms II

100

In 404 BC, the Peloponnesian War ended when this city surrendered 

Athens

200

This event, started in 776 BC, as the first recorded date in Greek history

The Olympics

300

This is a large group of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields, trained to charge the enemy as a group

Phalanx

400

A bad form of one-man rule is called

Tyranny

500

In this type of government, they have "rule by the best" (AKA noble birth)

Aristocracy 

Government

100

This word means "rule by a few rich men"

Oligarchy 

200

This word means "rule by many or the common people"

Democracy 

300

This is the type of democracy in which the people themselves make the decisions of government

Direct democracy

400

This is the type of government the Spartans had

Oligarchy 

500

This is the type of government the Athenians had

Democracy