L18: The Rise of Democracy
The first form of government to take place in ancient Greece was ?
Monarchies
What Sea is the city of Athens located next to?
Aegean Sea
The Parthenon was built to honor which Greek god/goddess?
Athena
What word do we have in todays society that is derived from the Greek letters Alpha and Beta?
Alphabet
Where did women have more rights Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
In ancient Greece most kings got the crown through?
Inheritance
Another name for an ancient shopping center in Greece was an?
Agora
This individual led the government during Athens Golden Age?
Pericles
Who is often referred to as the "Father of History" ?
Herodotus
Describe what two aspects of aristocrats in ancient Greece? (What did they posses to get the title)
Money and Land
A daily activity, such as chariot races, describes the lives of which leadership group?
Oligarchs
Individuals over the age of 30 were gathered and then selected from to form what group in Athens?
Council of 500
Established to honor the gods, the Greeks held an event every 4 years to display physical prowess, what was this event called?
Olympics
How is American democracy different from Greek democracy?
Greek= Direct democracy
US= Representative democracy
The Greeks invented this aspect of theater that is commonly produced by CGI or AI today. What was the invention?
Special Effects
The combination of army leaders and poor people makes up which leadership group?
Tyrants
When decisions needed to be made in Sparta they would seek decisions from the ?
Council of Elders
For asking questions that seemed to dishonor the gods this philosopher was arrested, who was it?
Socrates
This philosopher created a system to divide plants and animals into groups, who was it?
Aristotle
The Spartans were located on a peninsula called what?
Peloponnesus
List the 4 types of government in ancient Greece in the order that they occurred?
Monarchies
Oligarchies
Tyrannies
Democracy
What currency did the Spartans use in ancient Greece?
Heavy iron bars
The word philosophy comes from the Greek words meaning " Love of ...." ?
Wisdom
In Greek society who was known as the "Father of Medicine"
Hippocrates
How did Greeks contribute to improving sculptures during the Golden Age?
Making lifelike statues in natural poses