Ancient Greece

Vocabulary

100

Polis

City-State

200

A system of government where people vote to elect leaders

Democracy

300

Agora

Marketplace

400

Greek Culture spread around the world

Hellenistic

500

Overconfidence. Fatal Flaw

Hubris

People

100

Greek conqueror who became king at 20 years old. He amassed one of the largest empires in history

Alexander the Great

200

Greek hero of the Trojan War

Odysseus, Achilles

300

Philosopher who wanted to rearrange society. He believed men and women should be equal status.

Plato

400

Philosopher who was sentenced to death for his Method of Critical Thinking. Greek leaders thought he was teaching the youth to be rebellious

Socrates

500

The Father of History

Herodotus

Geography

100

A place that is ruled by another, far away country as part of an Empire

Colony

200

The Greek mainland is this landform: Surrounded by water on 3 sides.

Peninsula

300

Two main Greek city-states. Known for opposite ideals and philosophies. Rivals

Athens and Sparta

400

Greece, Egypt, and Rome are all located on this sea. Mr Kontos often says it is the most important sea in the world. 

the Mediterranean Sea

500

A very large neighbor to the East, who Greece was constantly at war with. Alexander Finally defeats them

Persia (Iran)

Contributions

100

Athletes participate in these trials once every 4 years to prove who is the best in the world. First created in Ancient Greece

the Olympics

200

The Greek mathematician Pythagreous invented one of the earliest forms of ________ that includes numbers and letters 

Algebra

300

The Athenians created a system of government called democracy, where leaders Are elected by _________ 

Each citizen gets to vote

400

Each Hellenistic Greek city contained one of these centers of learning

Library, University

500

The ___________ Method is named after a Greek philosopher. It is the practice of Critical Thinking, and challenging ideas that are told to you.

the Socratic Method

Myths / Gods

100

Mythical woman who had the power to turn men to stone with her gaze

Medusa

200

Mythical son of Zeus, who persevered and completed 12 impossible tasks. 

Hercules

300

Mythical boy who flew too close to the sun and fell out of the sky

Icarus

400

In the war against the Trojans, the Greeks offered the Trojans this gift, which was a trick. Why?

Must name what it was and what happened.

Trojan Horse. (Greek soldiers were hiding inside)

500

Greeks believed the gods affected everyday life and each city had a patron or protector. 

Name 5 Greek gods & goddesses

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