Geography
What three continents did ancient Greece trade in?
Africa, Asia, and Europe
Athens created this type of government, that we use today in the United States.
Democracy
Olympics
A philosopher is someone who searches for?
truth and knowledge by asking questions
The Greeks believed in many gods. What is this belief called?
Polytheism
Land controlled by a distant ruler is called a what?
Colony
Sparta had this type of government.
Oligarchy
What architectural element was used in most Greek buildings?
Columns
What was Socrates sentenced to death for?
Questioning the government and the religion of Athens.
King of the Gods; controls the skies?
Zeus
This sea separated Greece from the Persian empire (modern day Turkey).
Aegean Sea
Women had more rights than in any other city-state and participated in athletics. Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
As Alexander "the Great" conquered and expanded the Greek empire, name two examples of how the Greek culture was spread throughout his new empire.
Architecture, art, culture, influence, language, silver standard, alphabet, etc.
This famous philosopher taught Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
This man united the Greek peninsula and conquered the Persian Empire before his death.
Alexander the Great
Why was the Mediterranean Sea important to Greece?
Trade with colonies and other city-states.
What is the difference between the democracy that Athens used and modern democracy?
Athens- direct democracy, all citizens voted directly
Modern- elect representatives to vote for us
This is a collection of stories that explained events, beliefs, and actions that are blended with Greek religion.
Mythology
Socrates most famous student's name was?
Plato
The spread of ideas, beliefs and religion is known as what?
Cultural Diffusion
This was the major trading sea that was used that separated Africa from Europe.
Mediterranean Sea
Who was allowed to be a voting citizen in ancient Athens?
Greece was extremely good at making these and often traded them for good and other items. These often had murals painted in red on a black background or black on a red background.
Vases/pottery
The way of learning by asking questions is known as what?
What are the four governments that existed in ancient Greece?
Oligarchy, Tyranny, Monarchy, and Democracy