Greek Religion and Gods
Vocabulary
Contributions
People
Sparta and Athens
100
The Greek Ruler of the gods
Who is Zeus?
100
A fortified hilltop at the center of a Greek city-state.
What is What is an acropolis?
100

Benefited the most from oligarchies.

Who were the wealthy people.

100

Which group of Greek women had the most freedom?

Who are Spartan women

100
Began in 431 B.C. when Sparta declares war on Athens
What is the Peloponnesian War?
200
The Greek goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
200
Part of the Athenian government that held the most power.
What is the Assembly?
200
Acting and plays often based on popular myths and legends.
What is drama?
200

Which ruler most responsible for uniting Greece?

Alexander the Great

200
They had a better army
Who is Sparta?
300
The Athenian temple for Athena
What is the Parthenon?
300
A Spartan slave.
What is a helot?
300
They helped to shape the first Greek civilization.
What are the Minoans?
300
He tutored a 13-year-old prince who becomes Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
300
They had a better navy
Who is Athens?
400
The home of the Greek gods
What is Mount Olympus?
400
A government controlled by a few.
What is an oligarchy?
400
They absorbed Egyptian and Mesopotamian influences and passed them on to later Greeks.
Who are the Mycenaens?
400

The group which resented Athens' growing power after the Second Persian War.

Who are Sparta,the Pelopeonnesian League, and other members of the Delian League

400
Here the purpose of education was to produce a well-drilled, well-disciplined marching army
What is Sparta?
500
Athletic contests held every four years to honor their gods
What are the Olympics
500

Make sure the Spartan kings followed the laws.

Who are the ephors

500

Greek architectural styles still used today.

What are Greek columns?

500
Takes over the Delian League; uses money to strengthen Athenian fleet.
Who is Pericles?
500
They believed in a life of discipline, self-denial, and simplicity
What are Spartans?
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