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Archimedes
Peninsula of Mainland Greece
Art of Public Speaking and Debate
Balkan
Rhetoric
Greek term for Spartan foot soldier
The ______ period began following Alexander's death and lasted until 146 B.C.E.. This period was a direct result of Alexander's conquests of new territories. Historians believe that Alexander encouraged the blending of cultures from these areas with Greek culture, creating a new culture that is referred to as "_______" or "Greek-like."
Hoplite
Hellenistic
He called Athens the School of Greece
___________ was one of the most successful military commanders in world history and was known for conquering Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. His empire spread from Greece to the south into Egypt and the east as far as parts of India
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Greek term for the shield unified military position
According to Greek mythology, some of the first gods were the ____ (Gaia) and the ____ (Uranus), whose marriage produced the twelve Titans. Kronos, one of the main Titans, was the father of some of the original Olympic gods, including Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. _____was believed to be the god of the sky and thunder, and he became leader of the other gods of Mount Olympus.
Phalanx
Earth/Sky
Zeus
Persian King defeated by Alexander the Great
(His Father was Cyrus)
Darius
Peninsula south of Mainland of Greece
Father of Science
Father of Numbers
Peloponnesus
Thales
Pythagoras
Democracy of Athens
Greek Father of History
Direct Democracy
Herodotus
He wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
The Greek city-states joined an alliance called the ________ to protect against a future Persian invasion. Athens grew more powerful in this league, and ____ feared and resented Athens for it. In 431 B.C., war broke out between Athens and Sparta.
Homer
Delian League
Sparta
Democracy of United States
term used for a fortress on a hilltop
term used for a Greek marketplace
Representative Democracy
acropolis
agora
How did the Greeks enter the city of Troy?
How long did it take Odysseus to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War?
Trojan Horse (Deception)
10 years of war and 10 years to journey Home
Home of Greek gods
Where was the city of Troy located?
goddess of the Home
god of Light
Mount Olympus
Asia Minor
Hestia
Apollo
Goddess of Wisdom
Goddess of the Hunt
Athena
Artemis
Goddess of Agriculture
By about 700 B.C.E., the Greek city-states were well-established and had a growing population. The population grew so quickly, in fact, that Greek farmers could not provide enough food for all the people. This is because Greece is so hilly and rocky that there is not a large amount of farmland. To solve their population and farming problems, each city-state decided to start _____ in areas around the Mediterranean.
Demeter
colonies
Homer's tale of the Trojan War
Who was the captured Queen?
Homer's tale of the return of Odysseus to Ithaca
Iliad
Helen
Odyssey
He exiled the Jewish people from their Home
He expanded Persia's army/Father of Darius/He allowed the Jewish people to return Home
Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus the Great
Wife of Zeus (goddess of Marriage)
goddess of Love
god of War
god of the Seas
Hera
Aphrodite
Ares
Poseidon
Temple built for goddess Athena
Parthenon
Main writer of Greek Comedy
This Greek writer accepted suffering as a real part of life (wrote the Antigone)
Earliest Greek dramatist
Aristophanes
Sophocles
Aeschylus
____became a teacher and founded a school in Athens called the Academy. He was one of Socrates's students.
____was the first historian to record historical events as they occurred. He used eye-witness accounts to document historical events.
Plato
Thucydides
Who won the Peloponnesian War? How did they win?
Sparta
Sparta created a naval fleet using Persian gold and within the city of Athens disease spread quickly (Typhoid Fever)
Known today for his ideas on how doctors should behave (Father of Medicine)
Father of Geometry
Hippocrates
Euclid
Tutor of Alexander he said to learn one must listen and observe
Aristotle
Father of Geometry
He wrote "There is only one good, knowledge and one evil, ignorance." (He was also put on trial for asking too many questions)
Socrates