Geography of Ancient Greece
Which Continent is Greece located?
Greece is located in Europe
What were the three Greek Philosophers?
. Socrates
. Plato
. Aristotle
Where was democracy born?
Athens
What did the Peloponnesian War do to Greece?
This war weakened Greece, allowing Philip II of Macedon (Alexander’s father) to conquer Greece
Witch Greek early Civilization lived on the island of Crete?
Minoans
Greece is made up of_____, ______ and, ______?
Greece is made up of islands, peninsulas, and mountains.
What happened in Socrates life?
Taught by questioning (Socratic method)
Executed for corrupting the youth
Sparta Had an _______ (rule by a few), focused on _________.
Sparta Had an oligarchy (rule by a few), focused on military strength.
What war was Fought between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
True or false
Minoans was the earliest European civilization
True
What did mountains and Islands cause Greece to do?
Mountains and islands caused Greece to develop independent city-states. Like pois
What did Plato do?
Student of Socrates
Wrote The Republic
Founded the Academy
True or false?
Everyone was able vote in Athens.
False
In what war did the Greeks supposedly used a wooden horse to enter the city?
Trojan War
What was Minoans?
A later mainland Greek civilization
What is Greece made like?
Greece is a mountainous peninsula.
Who was Aristotle.
Student of Plato
Tutor of Alexander the Great
True or false
Athena’s symbol is an owl & she is goddess of wisdom
True
In the Persian Wars (Greco-Persian Wars) what did the battle include?
Battles include: Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea.
True or false
The Mycenaeans lived on the early Island of Crete.
Flase
What is a polis?
"Polis" is a Greek word for city-state
How where all three Philosophers connected?
Socrates taught Plato.
Plato taught Aristotle
So, they all pretty much have the same teachings
Who was allowed to vote in Athens?
Only free-male citizens were allowed to vote.
What were the 3 major wars in ancient Greece?
Trojan War
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Minoans and Mycenaeans were both __________________.
Minoans and Mycenaeans were both Early Greek Civilizations