Ancient Greece

Key Terms

100

Thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life are known as

Philosophers

200

A Greek city state is known as a 

polis

300

Settlements in a new territory are known as 

colonies 

400

A person who takes power by force

tyrant

500

few wealthy people hold power over a larger group of citizens

oligarchy

Greek Facts

100

Coins were used by this city-state to conduct trade. 

Athens

200

This ancient city-state was known for its military discipline. 

Sparta

300

This city-state focused on training the mind as well as the body.

Athens

400

Name the two peninsulas located in ancient Greece.

Balkan and Peloponnesus

500

Spartan women were trained in running, wrestling and.......

javelin throwing 

Athens

100

Name two Greek gods

Answers will vary 

200

How did a boy's life in Athens differ than a boy's life in Sparta

Athenian boys went to school- Spartan boys served in the military

300

People in Athens went to this place to debate, trade, and sell goods.

agora

400

To become a citizen in Athens you needed to have three characteristics. List the three

Free, native born, and own land

500

Under Cleisthenes leadership Athenian citizens held a _____________each year to choose their counsel members. By doing so, this avoided only wealthy people holding office.

lottery

Good Stuff

100

Battle formation where citizens marched forward together, shoulder to shoulder, raising their shields. 

Phalanx

200

This teacher from Persian taught a monotheistic religion 

Zoroaster

300

Ancient Greece is made up of approximately how many islands...

approximately 6000

400

Zoroaster taught that there was one supreme god- this deity was called Ahura Mazda which means....

Wise Lord

500

List the 4 political changes that took place in ancient Greece in 600s B.C. 

 Nobles seized power from the kings, common people wanted a say in the government, common people supported tyrants, tyrants ruled city-states fairly

Government

100

A system of government in which all the citizen share in the running of the government

democracy

200

Five government leaders elected by the Spartan council to enforce laws and collect taxes were known as

Ephors

300

This type of government is similar to the USA- citizens elect a smaller group of people to make laws and govern on their behalf. 

Representative democracy

400

Darius I reorganized his government into provinces knowns as 

satrapies 

500

This leader expanded the Persian Empire

Cyrus