Geography
What is Mr. Laufer's favorite basketball team?
Who is his favorite player on the team?
New York Knicks
Jalen Brunson
A type of government in which people rule themselves is called a what?
Democracy
Who was the God of the heavens and earth?
Zeus
Which Greek city-state is known for their education and government?
Which Greek city-state is known for their military training?
Athens
Sparta
Euclid was known for focusing on this type of math and advancing it:
Geometry
Greek citizens lived in independent these throughout Greece
City-States
Which type of wealthy people had power in an Oligarchy? Describe what they are like.
Aristocrats; Wealthy/Powerful cared for themselves
Who were Zeus’s two brothers and what were they the Gods of?
Poseidon: God of the sea, Hades: God of the underworld
What is the symbol for Freehold Township Recreation Summer camp where Mr. Laufer works in the Summer?
A Smiling Sun with Sunglasses
Why were Greek sculptures so advanced?
Greeks studied the human body
People got around in Ancient Greece using what geographical feature?
The Sea
What is a tyrant and how did he get power?
Who was the tyrant from Athens who promoted peace and did good for the people?
A leader who held power through the use of force or gaining power by illegal means
Piestratus
What were the two reasons myths were created in Ancient Greece?
To explain why and how things happened in the world around them and for entertainment
Explain the differences between spartan men and women
Athenian women: Stay in the house and take care of the children
The fortress that stood on top of a high hill was called what? What was its purpose and why was it an advantage?
Acropolis; higher position that led to a good defense against attacks
Polis stands for what in Greek?
City-State (Greek language)
What are two of the three differences between the Athenian Direct Democracy and the American/Roman Representative Democracy?
Athenian: all citizens met as a group to debate and vote directly on an issue, no separation of powers (citizens controlled everything), only free male citizens could vote (women, slaves, and foreigners could not)
Representative: Citizens elect representatives to debate and vote on issues for them, separation of powers (citizens could not do everything, men and women who are citizens have the right to vote
Aphrodite, Ares, Hephaestus, and Athena were best known as gods and goddesses of what?
Aphrodite: Goddess of love and beauty, Ares: God of War/violence, Hephaestus: God of craftsmen/blacksmiths, and Athena: Goddess of wisdom and knowledge
What were the main 4 ages for Spartan Training? Explain each stage
7: Taken from their home for training
20: Officially in the military; have to live in the military barracks
30: Still in military; can move home
60: Can Retire from the military
Thucydides is known for:
Alexander the Great is known for (2):
Hippocrates is known for:
History; neutral writings
Conquering lands and spreading Greek Culture
How doctors should treat patients; Hippocratic Oath
City-States were separated by what and provide three ways it impacted the Greeks?
Mountains; Created separate cultures within their city-states and had them rely on the sea for trading, traveling, fishing, etc.
Who was the Father of Democracy?
Who was the elected leader in Greece who encouraged Athenians to spread democracy throughout all of the city-states in Greece?
Cleisthenes
Pericles
He wrote two of the most famous poems which are still taught in schools today about Heroes:,
He is known for writing short stories that teach the reader lessons:,
She was known for her emotional poems about relationships:
Name the writer and the type of writing they were known for
Homer, Epics
Aesop, Fables
Sappho, Lyrics
What was the name of the battle in which Spartan Soldiers held off the forces of of Persia? What war was this?
Who were the leaders of each side during this war?
Battle of Thermopylae; Persian War
Leonidas: Spartans
Xerxes: Persians
What were the biggest achievements of the philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
Socrates: the Socratic Method of asking questions(never stop searching for knowledge), Plato: The Academy where students, philosophers, and scientists discussed ideas, Aristotle: live life in moderation or balance