Vocabulary
These are the stories they Ancient Greeks told about their gods.
What are myths?
A landform surrounded on all sides by water.
What is an island?
This is the god that is Percy's father.
Who is Poseidon?
This is a system or group of people that controls and makes decisions for a country, state, or community.
What is government?
These allowed for trade with other civilizations.
What are seas?
This is an area with in a country that is small like a city but acts like a country.
What is a city-state?
This is a landform surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
This is the name given to a child of a Greek god/goddess and a human.
What is a demi-god?
This is a style of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting.
What is Democracy?
These made farming very difficult.
What are mountains?
This terms means belonging to the very distant past generally thousands of years ago.
This city is the capital of Greece.
What is Athens?
These often explained events or gave reasons for things happening in the world.
What are myths?
This is the style of government ruled is by a single king.
What is monarchy?
This is the name of the sea located south of Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This is the art of thinking about life and the world we are in which came to birth in Ancient Greece.
What is philosophy?
This is the city that focused on a strong military and total discipline.
What is Sparta?
This is the item Percy is on a quest to go find.
What is Zeus's Master Bolt?
This is a style of government ruled by a few powerful individuals.
What is Oligarchy?
This sea is located to the east of Greece.
What is the Aegean Sea?
The society, culture, and way of life of a particular area.
What is civilization?
These are three landforms that can be found on Greece.
What are mountains, islands, and peninsulas?
According to Greek mythology, this is the location where the powerful gods
What is Mount Olympus?
This is a style of government where the leaders have invaded and taken over control of the land and the people.
What is Tyranny?
These were a natural barrier against enemies.
What are seas and mountains?