True or False? By the end of Greece's Dark Ages, most city-states were ruled by aristocrats.
True
100
Who was the King of the Gods
ZEUS
100
True or False? Philosophers thought gods were responsible for natural events.
False
200
Greece is a ________________ that's also made up of many islands
Peninsula
200
This early group of Greeks depended on conquest to spread their culture
The Myceneans
200
A form of government in which citizen's govern themselves
Democracy
200
The gods of Ancient Greece could not be killed, and thus lived for ever. What were they?
IMMORTAL
200
What was the school that Plato founded in Athens called?
The Academy
300
What is a narrow island south of Greece why the Minoans are believed to originate
Crete
300
What is a long story telling poem?
EPIC
300
Who is a ruler who seizes power by force?
TYRANT
300
Where are sacred sites where it was believed the gods spoke?
oracles
300
Who was a man who asked questions that made others think about their beliefs?
Socrates
400
What is a peninsula?
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
400
THe author of The Iliad and the Oddyssey
Homer
400
He was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age. He reformed the government by creating a Salary system to pay city officials.
Pericles
400
The temple built to honor the Goddess Athena
The Parthenon
400
Who founded the Lyceum?
Aristotle
500
What was the impact of Greece's geography on Ancient Greece?
Each community developed their own customs, ready to go to war in order to protect themselves, and people were sailors/ traders. In other words, City-States
500
According to myths, how did Greece conquer Troy?
Greek warriors hid inside a large wooden horse. Thinking it was a gift, the Trojans brought it into their city. Later, the Greeks burned and looted Troy. In other words, The Trojan Horse
500
What were the requirements for being a citizen of Ancient Greece?
1. Athenian mother and father
2. Male
3. Not be enslaved
500
It was a serious story where the main character had a disaster. Often fictional humans were destroyed when forced to make impossible choices. Between scenes, a chorus chanted poems.
Tragedy
500
He believed that the basic material for all things on Earth was water.