Vocabulary
Land surrounded on three sides by water
What is a peninsula?
King of the gods
Who is Zeus?
The goddess of discord who was not invited the wedding feast on Mt. Olympus; the sister of Ares
Who was Eris?
In ancient Greece, these were not allowed to rule even though their husbands did
What are queens?
Ruled by an oligarchy and had two kings
What is Sparta?
The marketplace in Ancient Greece
What is the agora?
She was born of seafoam and was married to the god of fire; she was a beauty!
Who is Aphrodite?
Phrase written on the golden apple; three goddesses claimed it was for her!
What is "for the fairest"?
Rule by a few people
What is an oligarchy?
Used coins for money and encouraged travel and trade
What is Athens?
A settlement under the control of another country; America was one of Great Britain's!
What is a colony?
She sprung from her father's head dressed in full body armor; she's a smart gal!
Who is Athena?
He abducted Helen with the help of Aphrodite;wonder if he's ever been to France?
Who was Paris?
Rule by one person who is not the lawful king; they were popular in Ancient Greece but not in modern governments
What is a tyranny?
Ruled by a democracy whereby the Council of 500 made all the day-to-day government decisions
What is Athens?
The most powerful social class in Ancient Greece
What are the aristocrats?
A speedy trickster who wore a cap and sandals with wings; got a message to send?
Who is Hermes?
The King of Ithaca who came up with the plan for the Trojan Horse; he went on quite a trip trying to get home
Who was Odysseus?
Rule by the people either directly or through elected representatives; the United States has this!
What is a democracy?
They practically lived their entire life as a soldier starting at age 7 and retiring at age 60
What was Sparta?
A person with certain rights and duties in a city-state or country; you are one of these if you were born in America!
What is a citizen?
Athena was jealous of this woman's spinning abilities; are you scared of spiders?
Who was Arachne?
The greatest Greek warrior killed by Paris; what a pain in the foot!
Who was Achilles?
The last tyrant of ancient Greece; his name makes him sound like part of the cool crowd!
Who was Hippias?
Slaves outnumbered citizens
What is Sparta?