an action taken to isolate the enemy & cut off its supplies
What is a blockade?
100
32 year old ruler who increased the size of Greek territory by 40 times
What is Alexander the Great?
100
a form of government in which citizens govern themselves
What is democracy?
100
most magnificent building to honor the goddess Athena used the Golden Rectangle to guide its design
What is the Parthenon?
200
a member of a certain class of farming servants in ancient Sparta
What is a helot?
200
to murder for political reasons
What is assassinate?
200
the barbarian Macedonian who became king of Greece and was assassinated for political reasons just as he was about to invade Persia, then his young son became king
What is King Philip?
200
ruled different areas of Ancient Greek lives and lived on Mount Olympus
What is gods & goddesses?
200
images of ________________ were the Greek goal for art, architecture and sculpture.
What is perfection?
300
a ruler who takes power by force
What is a tyrant?
300
a fierce warrior who believed that self denial & discipline were necessary for the good of his city-state
What is Spartan warrior?
300
famous philosopher and tutor who had been hired by his father to educate Alexander
What is Aristotle?
300
Full rights and ______________ was granted only to males with Athenian mothers and fathers
What is citizenship?
300
a type of serious drama that usually ends in disaster, made popular during the Golden Age of Greece (about 400BC.)
What is a tragedy?
400
someone who uses reason to understand the world; in Greece the earliest philosophers used reason to explain natural events.
What is a philosopher?
400
regular payment made to a powerful state or nation by a weaker one
What is a tribute?
400
Philips wife and woman who hired Leonidas to teach the very young Alexander
What is Olympias?
400
Egyptian city known as a center for business & trade, and a huge lighthouse and most importantly for its library and as the learning capital of the Greek world.
What is Alexandria?
400
plays which made fun of well known citizens & politician as well as customs of the day
What is a comedy?
500
in ancient Greece, a sacred site where a god or goddess was consulted; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods?
What is an oracle?
500
shoulder-to-shoulder fighting style where shields were used together to protect soldiers from attacking spears & arrows
What is phalanx?
500
the horse which Alexander was able to ride, which caused his father to take an interest in the young Alexander
What is Buchephalus?
500
describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great; includes the 3 main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's kingdom
What is Hellenistic?
500
Male actors performed plays wearing _________ as part of a competition held during religious festivals