Ancient Greece

Greek Vocab

1

A greek city state 

Polis

2

A play or story that tells a humorous story 

Comedy 

3

A government in which a small group has control 

Oligarchy 

4

The Art of Public Speaking and Debate 

Rhetoric 

5

A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision making process

Direct Democracy 

Greek Philosophy

1

What does philosophy mean 

Love of wisdom 

2

Wrote "The Republic"

Plato 

3

Interrogative way of questioning to gain truth 

Socratic Method 

4

Name of school Aristotle started 

Lyceum 

5

Three types of government proposed by Aristotle in his book "Politics" 

Monarchy 

Oligarchy 

Democracy 

Alexander the Great

1

Alexanders Father 

Philip II

2

Name of Greek city state ruled by Alexander 

Macedonia 

3

Age Alexander died 

32

4

Means "like the Greeks"

Hellenistic 

5

Two of the four kingdoms Alexanders empire was divided into after he died 

Macedonia 

Pergamum

Egypt 

Seleucid 

Athens and Sparta

1

An absolute ruler unrestrained by law 

Tyrant 

2

Spartan slaves were called this 

Helots 

3

Age Spartan boys left for military service 

7

4

Place where 300 Spartans nearly defeated thousands of Persian soldiers 

Thermopolye 

5

Ruler of Athens, created the lottery system to choose counsel members 

Cleisthenes 

Greek Mythology

1

Leader of all the Greek Gods 

Zeus

2

Place where Greek gods lived 

Mt.Olympus 

3

goddess of love 

Aphrodite 

4

god of war

Ares

5

Messenger of the gods

Hermes