Peloponnesus is connected by a small strip of land, or a(n) __________
What is an isthmus?
100
Serious plays, written by Sophocles among others, were known as __________
What are tragedies?
100
Took over the Persian empire from his dad, Darius I
Who is Xerxes?
100
This chapter is entitled "Ancient __________"
What is Greece?
100
We live in a __________, or a society where it is rule by the people.
What is a democracy?
200
Greek city-states often banded together to form __________, or groups of allies, for protection.
What are leagues?
200
Also known as the Great, wanted to rule the world.
Who is Alexander?
200
Started the Academy in 385 B.C.E.
Who is Plato?
200
Homer wrote many __________ such as the Iliad and Odyssey which were long story-poems.
What are epics?
200
Protected areas that farmers could retreat to during attack which also functioned as a market place were known as __________
What are acropolises?
300
A Macedonian who came to rule Greece.
Who is Phillip II?
300
Studied lines and angles and began the study of geometry.
Who is Euclid?
300
Wrote about Athen's past, including the Persian Wars.
Who is Herodotus?
300
The wealthy ruling lass of ancient Greece, or __________, was made typically made up of landowners and merchants.
What is aristocracy?
300
Most likely ruled Crete in between 1750 and 1550 B.C.E
Who is King Minos?
400
Student of Plato, studied science, law, economics, astronomy, and sports.
Who is Socrates?
400
The Mycenaeans learned many Minoan customs through trade. This__________ led the Mycenaeans to adapt Minoan art styles and pottery designs to make them look more warlike.
What is cultural borrowing?
400
Led Athens for most of Greece's Golden Age.
Who is Pericles?
400
Wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad.
Who is Homer?
400
Referred as Athen's "gadfly".
Who is Socrates?
500
One of the greatest scientists, showed that illnesses came form natural causes.
Who is Hippocrates?
500
Not just leagues, but Greek city-states also formed _________ alliances which were agreements to help each other.
What are alliances?
500
"Greek-like"
What is Hellenistic?
500
Who did the Athenians face in the the Battle of Marathon?
Who are the Persians?
500
The Spartans conquered the earlier people of the area and made them __________-slaves owned by the state, not by private citizens.