Greeks of Yonder
What is Europe?
These geographic features kept Greek city-states separate and prevented unification.
What are mountains?
This government is ruled by a king who inherits power.
What is a monarchy?
This leader spread Greek culture across three continents.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This long poem tells heroic stories, like the Iliad.
What is an epic poem?
This form of government invented by the Greeks is still used today.
What is democracy?
They were #1!
Who are the Minoans
This city-state valued military strength above all else.
This type of leader often took power by force.
What is a tyrant?
Alexander’s empire stretched as far east as this modern-day country.
What is India?
This short story teaches a moral lesson, often using animals.
What is a fable?
These people were considered citizens in Ancient Athens.
Who are free adult males born in Athens?
This term describes a religion with many gods, like that of the Greeks
What is polytheism?
This city-state valued education, philosophy, and the arts.
What is Athens?
This democracy allows citizens to vote directly on laws.
What is a direct democracy?
Philip II used this military formation to dominate Greece.
What is the Phalanx?
These art forms—such as pottery, sculpture, and drama—were popular in Greece.
What is Greek art? or What are pottery, sculpture, and drama?
This reformer canceled debts and expanded political participation.
Who is Solon?
This natural disaster likely weakened the Minoans before the invaders finished them off
What is a volcanic eruption?
Women in this city-state had more rights, including owning property.
What is Sparta?
This government is ruled by a small group of people.
What is an oligarchy?
This weakened the Greek city-states, allowing Philip II to conquer them.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This temple honored Athena and showed ideal Greek architecture.
What is the Parthenon?
This leader paid citizens for jury service and public office.
Who is Pericles?
These stories explained Greek beliefs about their gods and the world.
What are myths?
All Greek city-states shared these cultural traits, including language and religion.
What are common customs, language, and religion?
This government is ruled by a group of nobles (elite landowners) who inherit their status.
What is an aristocracy?
Alexander the Great freed these people from Persian rule and was named their king.
Who are the Egyptians?
Greeks believed their gods had these human-like qualities.
What are human emotions and flaws?
This reformer created the Council of 500 and reorganized tribes.
Who is Cleisthenes?