Impact of Geography
Isolated city-states developed in Greece instead of one big country because of what geographical features?
Mountainous terrain
What type of government was invented and used in Athens?
Direct democracy
Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are about the events of what fictional war?
Trojan War
What event started the Persian Wars?
Athens supported a rebellion against Persia
Which great philosopher was sentenced to death for his teachings?
Socrates
Greece is located at the crossroads of these three continents.
Europe, Asia, and Africa
What type of government is it when a small group of wealthy people (aristocrats) rule over everyone else?
Oligarchy
Every four years, we hold a large sporting event that was created by the Ancient Greeks to honor Zeus. What is this event?
The Olympics
Which two major Greek city-states formed an alliance to fight off the Persians?
Athens and Sparta
Philosophy
What geographic feature allowed Greek city-states to trade with other civilizations?
Mediterranean Sea
According to the Athenian constitution, who was allowed to vote?
Free landowning men
Polytheistic
What is the name of the alliance that Athens was a part of during the Peloponnesian War? What is the name of Sparta's alliance?
Athens - Delian League
Sparta - Peloponnesian League
Which philosopher was known for his many written works including "The Dialogues" and "The Republic"?
Plato
How did Sparta's geography differ from Athens' geography?
Sparta was isolated by the mountains. Athens was directly on the Mediterranean Sea.
What is a system of government where citizens have control?
Democracy
What large empire did Alexander the Great conquer by the time he turned 25?
The Persian Empire
What sparked the beginning of the Peloponnesian War?
Athens was very strong after the Persian Wars and Sparta was worried about losing more power.
Which philosopher loved to also study nature and biology and was an inspiration for many Greek scientists later on in history.
Aristotle
What Greek city-state was located north of Athens and Sparta and was home to Alexander the Great?
Macedonia
Name one way that the lives of Spartan women were different from Athenian women.
They could own property, go to school, train, handle money and business
Alexander the Great's death began an important period in history where Greek culture was spread. What was this period called?
What is a major result of the Peloponnesian War?
The three main philosophers of Ancient Greek are connected to each other. Who taught who?
Socrates taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle. And Aristotle taught Alexander the Great.