Geography and Early Greece
This geographic feature helped Greeks become skilled sailors and traders.
👉 What is many islands and coastlines?
A Greek city-state is called this.
👉 What is a polis?
This war united Greek city-states against Persia.
👉 What are the Persian Wars?
This was the central marketplace in a Greek city-state.
👉 What is the agora?
This philosopher used questioning to teach critical thinking.
👉 Who is Socrates?
This island was the center of the Minoan civilization.
👉 What is Crete?
This city-state is best known for developing democracy.
👉 What is Athens?
This war weakened Greek city-states and left them divided.
👉 What is the Peloponnesian War?
This formation was used by Greek soldiers in battle.
👉 What is a phalanx?
In The Republic, Plato argued that this group should rule.
👉 Who are philosopher kings?
This group influenced Greek writing by sharing their alphabet.
👉 Who are the Phoenicians?
In early Greek city-states, citizenship was limited to this group.
👉 Who are free, land-owning men born in the polis?
This Macedonian king spread Greek culture across a vast empire.
👉 Who is Alexander the Great?
This Greek mans contributions includes geometry and number theory.
👉 Who is Pythagoras?
This thinker believed in a mixed government system.
👉 Who is Aristotle?
This was one major effect of Greek colonization.
👉 What is spreading Greek culture and increasing trade?
This city-state had an oligarchy and focused on military training.
👉 What is Sparta?
This term describes the spread of Greek culture after Alexander’s conquests.
👉 What is the Hellenistic Era?
This oath is associated with ethics in medicine.
👉 What is the Hippocratic Oath?
This historian is known as the “Father of History.”
👉 Who is Herodotus?
This league was originally formed to defend against Persia.
👉 What is the Delian League?
This term refers to a time of major achievements in Greece.
👉 What is the Golden Age of Greece?
Greek victory at Salamis was due to this naval advantage.
👉 What is using smaller, faster ships to outmaneuver Persia?
This was an important Greek military or scientific advancement.
👉 What is the catapult and geometry?
This philosopher was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.
👉 Who is Plato?