Art
This important artform of ancient Greece invovled making pots using thin clay.
Pottery
Ancient Greeks believed in many gods, meaning they were considered this.
Polytheists/Polytheistic
Greek economy was largely based on this, which involved cultivating crops such as cereals, grapevines, and olives.
Agriculture
This is the God of the sea and storms. He carries a trident.
Poseidon
This first period of ancient Greece lasted from 800 to 500 BCE.
Archaic Period
In ancient Greek artwork, male figurines are referred to as "Kouros", whereas female figurines are referred to as this.
Kore
These were the children of Gods and humans. A famous example of one of these is Hercules.
Heroes/Demigods
This type of farming in ancient Greece took place in the mountains and involved raising goats, sheep, pigs, oxen, and horses.
Livestock Farming
This group first invaded Greece at the start of the 5th century BCE.
Persians/Persia
These were the independent city-states of ancient Greece and featured a city center surrounded by farmland and pasture.
Poleis
This artform of ancient Greece involved using wood, marble, bronze, or even gold to represent a variety of subjects such as gods, heroes, or athletes.
Sculpture
This is where the Greek gods lived.
Mount Olympus
Greek society was divided into these two groups.
Citizens and Non-Citizens.
Under his leadership and government in the 5th century BCE, Athens entered a period of great splendour.
Pericles
In addition to city-states, the Greeks also migrated and formed these along the coasts of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Colonies
During this period, sculptors wanted to show movement and feeling in their artwork.
Hellenistic Period
The greeks wrote many of these, the stories about the Gods, heroes, and their powers.
Myths
It did not matter if they were free or enslaved, women in ancient Greece did not have this political right.
The Right to Vote
These types of buildings were open to everyone and included theatres and stadiums.
Public Buildings
Despite never forming a unified state, the ancient Greeks all referred to themselves as this.
Hellenes
Some important sculptors from this time period (5th - 4th century BCE) were Myron, Polykleitos, Phidias, and Praxiteles.
Classical Period
This god is the goddess of family and the hearth (fireplace).
Hestia
Greek merchants were excellent at this activity, which allowed them to navigate the Mediterranean Sea.
Sailing
In the mid 4th century BCE, this Greek king managed to dominate all the Greek city-states, except for Sparta.
Philip II of Macedon
Ancient Greece had two key geographical features. One was that it was close to the sea. The other resulted in society being organized into different city-states.
Mountains/Mountainous