Vocabulary
City States
People
Life in Ancient Greece
Gods and Goddesses
100
The term for a bad leader
What is demagogue?
100
Another term for city-state is this
What is a polis?
100
This person thought philosophers would make the best rulers
Who is plato?
100
Trade was nearly impossible because of this land form
What are mountains?
100
A story passed down about a god or hero
What is a myth?
200
In the assembly of Athens, all decisions were made this way
What is majority rule?
200
In city states, this group made the laws
Who was the assembly?
200
The leader of Macedonia who united the Greek city-states and brought peace to Greece
Who is Phillip?
200
Most of our knowledge about the Mycenaeans comes from the writings of this famous author
Who is Homer?
200
Ruler of the gods, heavens, earth, and humans
Who is Zeus?
300
Sheltered places with deep water close to shore
What are harbors?
300
This city state had a military culture
What is Sparta?
300
The Mycenaeans borrowed this group's art, pottery, and writing
Who are the Minoans?
300
The Golden Age of Athens was ended by this war
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
Who is Poseidon?
400
Large fighting ships
What are triremes?
400
Outside the acropolis stood houses, temples, and an open air market, also known as this
What is an agora?
400
Citizens from Athens, Sparta, and other city states worked together to defeat this group
Who are the Persians?
400
The people of Crete who built the palace at Knossos were known as this
Who are the Minoans?
400
God of the underworld, ruler of the dead
Who is Hades?
500
This form of government means rule by the people
What is a democracy?
500
After the Peloponnesian War, city states formed these agreements to help each other
What is an alliance?
500
The goal of this leader was to rule the world
Who is Alexander the Great?
500
This secure place became a center of religion in many states
What is an acropolis?
500
God of violence and warfare
Who is Ares
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