Philosophy
Who were the three main philosophers in Ancient Greece?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
The area that included the polis, smaller nearby villages, farms, and fields, and acted like its own ‘little kingdom’
City- state
What type of government did the ancient Greeks invent that gave a voice to the people?
Democracy
Who were the two sides in the Persian War?
Persia vs Greek city states
What does the word 'Hellenistic' mean?
Like the Greeks
How did Socrates die?
He was executed by drinking poison
What was the Agora?
Public area for meeting, shopping in the Greek Polis
What kind of religion did the ancient greeks follow?
Polytheistic
Who were the two sides in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta vs. Athens
The greek city-states should be thought of like a ________ because they were always fighting and were considered separate from one another, but still greek.
Family
Which philosopher developed a step-by-step method of questioning that brought a student to an eventual conclusion?
Socrates
what was the government and religious center of a City State called?
Acropolis
What were the greeks TWO MAIN forms of entertainment?
Theater and the Olympics
What city-state started the Peloponnesian League?
Sparta
to explain the science of the world around them
What 3 things came as a result of the ideas of the Greek philosophers?
teachers, schools/universities, textbooks
their religion, their language, their ideal of racial superiority
What did the Greeks (Ptolemy) believe was at the center of the Solar system?
Earth
Which Greek city-state came out most powerful after the Persian War?
Athens
What effects did Alexander the Great's leave empire have on trade and Greek culture?
Trade grew and increased and the Greek language and culture spread to conquered lands
What was the result of the Peloponnesian war?
Both sides were devastated and destroyed and their was no clear winner
How did Alexander the Great's empire effect schools?
Greek customs, culture, and history were brought into the schools of conquered lands