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Greek Comedies were not always funny like modern comedies, but they always had a ________ ending.
happy
Despite his huge kingdom, King Cyrus of Persia was able to keep all of his subjects happy by treating them _______
fairly
Poor farmers in Ancient Greece that could not afford to pay rent would sometimes have to become ________ in order to work off their debt.
slaves
Plato believed that Athenian Democracy was a bad idea because the average man was not ________, and therefore couldn't be trusted to make the best decisions.
intelligent/smart
Alexander the Great moved his army south into Egypt and founded the city of ________, which is still home to millions of people today.
Alexandria
Pericles set up a _______ Democracy in Athens, meaning that citizens could vote directly on the laws which would govern them.
When King Leonidas realized his army was __________, he dismissed all of his men and remained behind with 300 of them to fight to the death.
surrounded
The Spartans treated their young boys harshly because they needed them to grow up and become strong ________.
soldiers
Phillip II, Alexander's father, decided to _________ Greece because he saw that many of the city-states were already at war and would be distracted
invade/attack
Men living in the Greek City State ________ had to remain in the military for 53 years, starting at age 7 and ending at age 60.
Sparta
The Greeks were _________, meaning they believed in many Gods.
polytheistic
Because the Greeks needed to grow more food for their huge population, they set up ________ overseas to farm food and then send it back.
colonies
At the battle of Marathon, the Greeks launched a _________ attack against the Persians, allowing them to defeat them despite having half as many soldiers.
surprise
The practice of ________, which translates to "the love of wisdom", became an important part of Greek culture during the Hellenistic Era
Philosophy
The Socratic Method was invented by and named after the Greek Philosopher ________, who was executed for speaking out against the government.
Socrates
The written history of Thucydides is more accurate than that of Herodotus, because Thucydides did not believe in or write about the _________
Greek Gods
The War between Athens and Sparta is known as the _________ War; it was eventually won by Sparta
Peloponessian
The Mycenaeans developed the first Greek _______, which helped the language spread to other areas of the world.
alphabet
After the Battle of Marathon, Sparta and Athens teamed up for the first time in order to fight against the _______
Persians.
Despite not being a real person, _______ is credited with writing many of the children's stories that we still tell today.
Aesop
What is the difference between a Direct Democracy and a Representative Democracy?
Direct Democracy - people vote directly on the laws
Representative Democracy- People elect representatives to make laws
How was life different for boys growing up in Athens and Sparta?
Athens- boys went to school until 18
Sparta - boys had to join the military at 7
How did Alexander the Great contribute to the spread of Greek culture to new areas of the world?
By conquering a ton of new land, Alexander allowed Greek people culture to flow into new parts of the world
Why was Socrates executed? What option was he given to live before he was executed?
For speaking out against the government. He had the option to leave Greece and live somewhere else.
Give a brief description of a Greek Tragedy and a Greek Comedy
Greek Tragedy - sad ending where the hero doesn't meet his goal
Greek Comedy- a Drama with a happy ending. not funny.