Speaking Greek
For the Ancient Greeks, these stories about Zeus, Poseidon, and the "Mount Olympus Gang" explained such things as thunder and the seasons.
What is Mythology (Myths)
Spartan society centered around this, with boys beginning their training for it at an early age.
What is the military? (Army)
Like Florida, the mainland of Greece is this type of landform.
What is a peninsula?
He used animals like foxes and turtles to create stories that taught lessons.
Who was Aesop?
In Ancient Greece, this type of ruler held power through force, but was often supported by the people.
What is a tyrant?
This type of government means "rule by the people."
What is a Democracy?
In this city-state, education and the arts were valued more than anything else.
What is Athens?
Two of the three bodies of water that surround Greece.
What are the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, or Ionian Sea?
Although he never wrote down any of his teachings, he is perhaps the world's most famous philosopher -- with an entire type of questioning named for him.
Who is Socrates?
According to the Ancient Greeks, this goddess's sadness over her kidnapped daughter was the reason for winter.
Who is Demeter?
The fortress on a high hill in the center of Athens provided a formidable defense against foreign invaders.
What is the Acropolis?
Far from just being stuck in the kitchen, women in this city-state often ran the household and owned land .
What is Sparta?
These earliest settlers of Greece excelled in trade and established an advanced society on the island of Crete -- and they didn't even speak Greek!
Who are the Minoans?
This Greek philosopher not only wrote down most of Socrates's teachings, he also wrote his own book and started a school.
Who was Plato?
Initially an Ancient Greek offering to the gods, we still enjoy these athletic competitions every four years.
What are the Olympics?
This structure, built by Pericles to honor Athena, is still the most famous building in all of Greece.
What is the Parthenon?
After the Persian War, the Athenians became the most powerful member of the Delian League because of its ability to protect the islands with this.
As the Minoan civilization declined, this group took the Ancient Greek banner by building fortresses throughout the mainland and attacking neighboring kingdoms to expand its territory.
Who are the Mycenaens?
This epic author wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey -- many years before the Simpsons named a character after him.
Who was Homer?
This type of Ancient Greek poetry made famous by Sappho is the reason why the words of songs have this name.
What is lyric?
A government in which only a few people "call the shots" -- whether they're rich or poor -- is known as this.
What is an oligarchy?
This war started and stopped for many years until Sparta's brawn finally became too much for Athens's brains.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
This ancient civilization was a major enemy of Ancient Greece -- spanning the Minoan/Mycenaean Civilizations and the Athens/Sparta civilizations.
What is Persia?
Ancient Greece's most famous physician, the oath that today's doctors take before practicing medicine is named for him.
Who is Hippocrates?
Pythagoras's famous Geometric theorem is used to find side lengths in this type of polygon.
What is a triangle?
Clear and ordered -- that's the purpose for this type of thinking.
What is reason?
In Athens, these were the only people who could be classified as "citizens."
Who are free men (males)?
This peninsula served as home to the Spartans.
What is the Peloponnesus?
As we prepare to study Geometry in sixth-grade math, we have this Ancient Greek mathematician to thank.
Who was Euclid?
What is Representative Democracy?