Greek Government
This type of democracy allowed citizens to vote directly on laws.
What is direct democracy?
This Greek city-state focused heavily on military training.
What is Sparta?
This philosopher believed people should control their reactions to events.
Who were the Stoics?
This Macedonian ruler united Greece before Alexander the Great.
Who is King Philip?
The Greeks believed their gods lived on this mountain.
What is Mount Olympus?
These officials in Sparta made sure the kings followed the law.
Who were the ephors?
This Greek city-state valued education, art, and new ideas.
What is Athens?
This philosopher believed rulers should be wise philosophers.
Who is Plato?
This war was fought mainly between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
Greek culture spread mainly because of this type of trade.
What is sea trade or maritime trade?
This group benefited most from Greek oligarchies.
Who were wealthy people?
Spartan boys were taught this important skill above all others.
What is obedience or military discipline?
This Greek writer created comedies such as Lysistrata.
Who is Aristophanes?
Athens angered Megara by doing this before the war.
What is banning trade with Megara?
This narrow strip of land helped Corinth become wealthy.
What is the Isthmus of Corinth?
In Athens, these people could NOT vote or hold office.
Who were women?
These two leagues increased tensions before the Peloponnesian War.
What are the Delian League and Peloponnesian League?
This Greek poet focused on human emotion in lyric poetry.
Who is Sappho?
Alexander the Great spread this culture across many lands.
What is Greek culture or Hellenistic culture?
Greek colonies helped solve this major problem in Greece.
What is overpopulation?
Plato believed these kinds of people should rule cities.
Who are philosophers or wise leaders?
Sparta and its allies feared the growing power of this city-state.
What is Athens?
The Parthenon is famous for these qualities in architecture.
What are balance and harmony?
This military formation used soldiers standing side-by-side with shields and spears.
What is the phalanx?
This city founded by Alexander became famous for learning and scholarship.
What is Alexandria?