Early Greece
Misc.
Wars
Important People
Vocab
100
What was the name of the Greek god that the city Athens was named after?
Athena
100
A government that is controlled by the citizens, either directly or through representatives.
Democracy
100
What was the name of the Greek war hero who fought against the Persians, protagonist of "The Iliad"
Achilles
100
Which Greek man developed the Socratic method
Socrates
100
Traditional stories about Gods, ancestors and heroic stories like "The Iliad" are called what?
Myths
200
What was the name of the King who defeated Troy in the Trojan War?
King Agamemnon
200
What was the name of the art movement popularized in Greece that portrayed people as beautiful and had perfect features.
Classical Art
200
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
200
Leader of Athens after the Persian War who wanted to strengthen democracy and make Athens the finest city in the world.
Pericles
200
"lovers of wisdom" who used logic & reasoning to question the known world were called what?
Philosophers
300
What was the name of the blind poem who told the story of "The Iliad", the Trojan War
Homer
300
Which Greek educator tutored Alexander the Great and created a school called the Lyceum.
Aristotle
300
The Battle of Thermopylae, sometimes called the Battle of the 300, was an important battle in which war?
Persian War
300
This man was the King of Macedonia and defeated the Greek city-states. Also the father of Alexander the Great
King Philip II
300
Fortified hilltop in ancient Greece were called what?
Acropolis
400
A government in which the power is in the hands of a single person, like a king.
Monarchy
400
A government in which the power is in the hands of a few people, usually based upon wealth.
Oligarchy
400
What was the name of the leader of the Persian army who was defeated by the Greeks?
Xerxes
400
Greek scientist who estimated the value of Pi and invented a screw device to raise water from the ground.
Archimedes
400
The peasants forced to work the farms for the people of Sparta where called what?
Helots
500
What was the name of the Indo-European people who settled in Greece in 2000 BC?
Mycenaeans
500
What was the name of the 100 foot tall statue built to honor the Sun God Helios, one of the original 7 ancient Wonders of the World
Colossus of Rhodes
500
Name of the groups of Greek city-states that formed after the Persian War was called what?
Delian League
500
This man is often referred to as the "father of Greek history" and wrote about the Persian Wars
Herodotus
500
This type of military strategy calls for the use of tightly packed men in formation armed with shields and spears
Phalanx
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