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Farmers in Ancient Greece that couldn't afford rent would have to become ________ in order to work off their debt
Slaves
Men living in the Greek City-State ________ had to remain in the military for 53 years, starting at age 7.
Sparta
Plato believed that Athenian Democracy was a bad idea because the average man was not ________.
Intelligent/Smart
Despite his huge kingdom, King Cyrus of Persia was able to keep all of his subjects happy by making them ________
Fairly/Well
Alexander the Great moved his army south into Egypt and founded the city of _________ on the coast.
Alexandria
Despite not being a real person, ______ is credited with writing many of the children’s stories that we still tell today (including the boy who cried wolf).
Aesop
Pericles set up a _________ Democracy in Athens, meaning that citizens could vote directly on their own laws.
Direct
Greek comedies were not always funny like modern comedies, but they always had a ________ ending.
Happy
The Spartans treated their young boys harshly because they needed them to grow up and become __________
Strong soldiers/men
Philip II, Alexander’s father, decided to ________ Greece because he saw that Athens and Sparta were already at war.
Invade/Attack
The written history of Thucydides is more accurate than that of Herodotus, because Thucydides did not believe in
The Greek Gods
The Mycenaeans developed the first Greek _______, which helped the language spread to other areas of the world.
Alphabet
The Socratic Method was invented by and named after the Greek Philosopher __________, who was executed.
Socrates
When King Leonidas realized his army was _________, he dismissed his men and remained behind to fight to the death.
Surrounded
The Greeks were ________, meaning they believed in many gods.
Polytheistic
The War between Athens and Sparta is known as the ___________ War; it was eventually won by Sparta.
Peloponnessian
Because the Greeks needed to grow more food , they set up _________ overseas to farm food and send it back.
Colonies
The practice of ________, which translates to “the love of wisdom”, became an important part of Greek Culture.
Philosophy
At the battle of Marathon, the Greeks launched a ________ attack against the Persians, defeating them.
Surprise
After the Battle of Marathon, Sparta and Athens teamed up for the first time in order to fight against the _______.
Persians
Why was Socrates executed? What option was he given to avoid death?
He was killed for speaking out against the government. He had the opportunity to leave Greece, but he chose to stay and die.
How did Alexander the Great contribute to the Hellenistic Era, and the spread of Greek culture to other parts of the world?
Alexander conquered a lot of land. By doing this, he allowed Greek culture to spread to all of these new places for the first time.
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
Direct - citizens vote on laws
Representative - citizens vote on the people who make laws
Describe how life was different for boys growing up in Athens and Sparta.
Sparta - joined the military young (age 7)
Athens - went to school, eventually got jobs
In Ancient Greece they had two types of dramas- comedies and tragedies. Give a brief description of each.
Greek Tragedy - sad ending, main character falls short of goal