Geography
Religion
Achievements
Society and Politics
Wars
100
Greece’s coastlines, islands, and many natural harbors were good for _________
Trade/commerce/travel by sea
100
True or false: Greek religion was monotheistic.
False. It was polytheistic.
100
How did Hippocrates influence the field medicine?
He studied it scientifically. He focused on natural causes and remedies, not magic.
100
Who was at the lowest level of Greek society?
slaves
100
Herodotus wrote about the ____________ Wars.
Persian.
200
What continent is Greece in?
Europe.
200
This is the king of the gods.
Zeus.
200
Who are the three main philosophers of ancient Greece?
Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle
200
What city-state had a democracy?
Athens
200
What is the significance of the Persian Wars?
Greek victory meant that they kept their independence and culture; Persia did not expand further into Europe
300
What is the sea between mainland Greece and Asia Minor?
The Aegean Sea
300
The Parthenon was a treasury and a temple for what god/goddess?
Athena
300
Greek sculpture used geometry to create ____________ humans
ideal/perfect
300
What type of government did Sparta have?
A militaristic oligarchy (small group of military men had the power)
300
Why did Sparta start a war with Athens?
They felt threatened by Athens' growing empire.
400
What peninsula is Sparta located on?
The Peloponnesian Peninsula
400
What is one purpose for myths?
To teach a moral lesson/reinforce values
To explain something in nature
To teach about humans' relationship to the gods
400
This person was a poet. He wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey, which are about the semi-mythical Trojan Wars.
Homer.
400
Culture in Athens and Sparta were very different. In Athens, people focused on art, philosophy, literature, and science. In Sparta, people focused on _____
War.
400
What happened to Sparta and Athens after the 30 year Peloponnesian War?
Athens lost its empire, but both were weakened.
500
What large sea is Greece surrounded by?
The Mediterranean Sea
500
What is "mythology?"
Stories about the gods/goddesses
500
These two men were the first to record history in an analytical and scientific manner, relying on eye-witness testimony and focusing on facts, not myths.
Herodotus and Thucydides
500
Why didn't Greece unify into one kingdom? (Why was Greece divided into city-states?)
Because of the mountains.
500
What is one impact of Alexander the Great?
Hellenistic culture, spread of Greek language, new military tactics, end of Persian empire