Arts
Two types of drama in Ancient Greece are ______ and _______.
Comedy and tragedy.
How was Sparta governed?
Oligarchy.
The Greek mainland was located on a p_n__s__a.
Peninsula.
What Greek city-state was named after the Goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts, and war?
Athens.
Aristotle taught students the "g_l__n m__n," which was the idea that people should live moderately.
Golden mean.
The Greek poet Homer's most famous epics are titled the _____ and the _______.
Name the two types of democracy.
Representative democracy and direct democracy.
Which peninsula was Sparta located on?
The Peloponnesian peninsula.
Who did the Greeks worship as their Chief God?
Zeus.
What Greek physician created an oath that doctors still use today?
Hippocrates.
Briefly describe a fable.
A short story that teaches a moral or a lesson. Animals can talk or act like humans. These stories are usually funny.
Name three types of government.
Monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy.
What isolated Sparta from other city-states?
The surrounding mountains.
Greeks were not scared of the Gods and Goddesses because they showed _____ qualities.
Human qualities.
Which Greek thinker believed there was an absolute truth?
Socrates.
Greek dramas started out with a group of performers who told stories through singing and dancing. This group of people are called the ______.
The chorus.
State and briefly describe the type of government we have in the United States.
We have a representative democracy, meaning citizens elect representatives to vote for them.
What large body of water was near Greece?
The Mediterranean Sea.
Oracles were sacred _hr_n_s.
Shrines.
Which Greek thinker rejected democracy and wrote his ideal government in his work "The New Republic?"
Plato.
Name one style column that Greek Architects used.
Donic, Ionic, or Corinthian.
What king supplied soldiers in the battle of Thermopylae? (hint: Spartan king)
King Leonidas.
What peninsula was Athens located on?
The Attic peninsula.
Greek people believed many of the same _h__s, or tradition stories about heroes and Gods.
Myths.
H__o__t_s, or the father of history, made a great effort to separate fact from fiction in his work.
Herodatus.