Government
Key Terms
Geography
Mythology
Literature
100
Greece is the birthplace of?
Democracy
100
People who had the right to participate in government.
Citizens
100
What 3 geographical features describe Greece?
Mountains, coastlines, and islands.
100
Name four Olympian Gods.
Poseidon, Hestia, Hephaestus, Demeter, Dionysus, Athena, Ares, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hera, Hades, Artemis
100
What instrument would be played as poems were read in ancient Greece?
Lyre
200
The word democracy comes from the Greek words meaning?
Rule of the People
200
What did Pericles encourage Athenians to do?
Take pride in their city.
200
What Greek civilization was destroyed by a huge volcanic eruption on the island of Thera 70 miles away?
Minoan
200
What is the definition of mythology?
a body of Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
200
In Aesop's fables, who were the main characters?
animals
300
What is the definition of Oligarchy?
A government in which only a few people have all the power.
300
What poems did Homer write?
Iliad and the Odyssey
300
Why did the Greeks develop city-states?
They joined together in small groups for protection and stability, over time these groups became city-states.
300
Why did the Greeks invent and worship their gods?
The gods explained the natural events that the Greeks could not explain because science technology had not been developed.
300
What is a Siren?
Half woman and half bird in Homer's Odyssey.
400
What was a tyrant considered in ancient Greece?
A good leader who took power by force and had the support of the people.
400
Who was the most famous lyric poet in ancient greece?
Sappho, a woman
400
Name 4 seas that were within reach of Greek traders.
Mediterranean, Black, Aegean, Ionian.
400
Tell one way the Greeks would honor their gods.
Build a temple, sacrifice animals, sporting contests.
400
Why might scholars not be sure that Homer ever existed?
There were no records of his life, and his great poems were never written down until much later.
500
Under whose leadership was democracy developed in Athens, Greece?
Cleisthenes
500
One of Aesop's most famous fables was about an ant and a grasshopper. What was the message?
People should not waste their time, they should do their work first.
500
Name two early Greek cultures that influenced the entire Mediterranean region.
Minoan and Mycenaeans
500
What Greek hero supposedly killed the Hydra?
Hercules
500
Why did the Greeks tell fables?
to give advice about life or to teach a lesson.
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