Vocab
_________________ are the art and practice of government
Politics
What were the two most powerful city-states of ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
What is one of the three seas that surrounds Greece?
The Aegean Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea
What cultures were mixing during the Hellenistic Period?
Greek culture mixed with local cultures in Egypt, Persia, and India
____________________ is a collection of myths or stories people tell about gods and heroes
Mythology
What kind of government did Athens have?
Democracy
What continent is Greece located on?
Europe
What was Plato's most famous story?
Allegory of the Cave
_______________ is a hereditary class of rulers, Greek for “rule by the best people.”
Aristocracy
Would you have rather lived in Athens or Sparta? Why?
Various answers
What kind of climate does Greece have?
Mediterranean
Who are the three ancient Greek philosophers?
Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
What is membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations?
Citizenship
Which city-state focused on having great military power?
Sparta
What is the tallest mountain in Greece that the Greeks believed the Gods lived on top of?
Mount Olympus
What is a philosopher
Someone who thinks deeply about life's big questions
What is a form of government in which citizens hold political power?
Democracy
Did women have more freedom in Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
What is a peninsula?
A land mass surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What was the period in which Greek customs mingled with ideas and art of other lands through Alexander the Great’s conquest?
The Hellenistic Period