Greek Vocab
What Greek word means “city-state”?
Polis
What was Daedalus’s profession/skill that made him famous?
— He was a master craftsman/inventor
In honor of which god were the ancient Olympics held?
Zeus
Name the four types of government used across the Greek city-states in this unit.
— Democracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and tyranny
Who is the king of the Greek gods, ruling from Mount Olympus?
Zeus
What do you call the open marketplace where Greeks shopped, talked, and argued?
The agora
What were the wings Daedalus built made out of?
Feathers and wax
How often were the ancient Games held?
Every 4 years
In most ancient Greek city-states, were women allowed to vote or hold political office?
No
What is the name of the mountain where the Greek gods were said to live?
Mount Olympus
What’s the name for a tight block of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder with shields and spears together?
A phalanx
Who were the wings built for?
Daedalus and his son, Icarus, to escape
What was the original — and for a while the only — event at the ancient Olympics?
The stadion, a short sprint
True or false: every Greek city-state had the same government and the same laws.
False — each polis (city-state) governed itself independently
According to myth, what did Pandora release into the world when she opened the forbidden box (against warnings not to)?
All the evils/troubles of the world (with hope left trapped inside)
What word describes a government ruled by a small group of wealthy people?
Oligarchy
What two warnings did Daedalus give Icarus before they flew?
Don’t fly too high (sun melts the wax) or too low (sea soaks the feathers)
What did ancient Olympic champions win, instead of a medal?
An olive wreath
What do we call the citizen-soldiers who trained and fought together, standing shoulder to shoulder?
Hoplites
Achilles was nearly invincible, but he had one weak spot on his body. What was it?
His heel
What’s the name for a person who takes power without a legal right to it — not necessarily cruel, just illegitimate?
A tyrant (tyrannos)
What happened when Icarus ignored the warning?
He flew too close to the sun, the wax melted, and he fell into the sea
What was the name of the race run in full armor, usually the final event of the Games?
The hoplitodromos
Besides government, name one other thing that could be different from one city-state to the next
patron god, main industry/trade, military style, etc.
What monster had living snakes for hair and could turn anyone who looked at her to stone?
Medusa