Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story about gods and heroes that isn't exactly true:
Myth
What was the war between two city states Athens and Sparta called?
The Peloponnesian War
What is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
They built a walled fortress on a hill in the middle of their polis (city).
The Olympics
God of Thunder
Who is Zeus
Polytheism
(Polytheistic)
Which main city state in Ancient Greece were great sailors and city builders?
Corinth
What is land surrounded by water on three sides called?
A peninsula.
What is the simple column type called?
Doric
God of the Ocean
who is Poseidon
A belief in only one God
Monotheism
What did the Greek city-states have in common?
Same religion and same language.
Since Ancient Greece didn't have a major river for resources, what did the sea provide for them?
Trade & travel.
What is the main oath for a Doctor of Medicine
The Hippocratic Oath
A government run by the people who vote:
Democracy
Who were considered citizens in Athens?
Free Males born in Greece
Which two global hemispheres is Greece located in?
Northern and Eastern.
What is the column type called that has the spirals on top?
Ionic
What is the type of government with one king like the one Corinth had?
Monarchy
What type of Government did Athens practice?
Democracy
Where were the Olympics held?
Olympia
What was one new genre in reading that was started by Ancient Greeks?
Mythology
God of Wisdom
Athena
A government run by two or more leaders who are usually rich business owners or Kings.
Oligarchy
Who were the Arts most important to?
Athens
What made farming difficult in Greece?
There were only a few rivers and the soil was rocky.
What type of Architecture did the Greeks Create?
Columns
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
A democracy where others are chosen to make decisions for the people:
Representative Democracy
Who was allowed to partake in education in Athens?
Only Males
What continent is Greece on?
Europe
What was the "fancy" column called that has the look of leaves?
Corinthian
Goddess of Hunting
Artemis
A democracy where people vote directly on decisions:
Direct Democracy
How old was a Spartan boy when he was first taken from his family to begin his military training?
7
Which sea is west of Greece?
The Ionian Sea
What was Plato's School for Philosophy named?
The Academy.
God of Archery and Music
Apollo
Name the two types of plays invented by the Greeks that are funny and sad?
Comedies and tragedies.
What was Sparta's main value/focus?
The military/ war.
What sea is east of Greece?
The Aegean Sea
What did the teacher Socrates try and get people to do?
Think for themselves and question the way things are.
Messenger God
Hermes
What is the high hill with a fortress for protection in the center of Athens called?
Acropolis
Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece?
Persians
What was the staple crop in Ancient Greece?
Olives
What was the method called that wanted "Teaching by Questioning"
Socratic Method
Goddess of Family
Hestia
The building on the Acropolis that's the temple to Athena:
Parthenon
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
(Two kings)
What sea is south of Greece?
Mediterranean Sea
Who taught the last famous leader of all Greeks named Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
God of Wine
Dionysus
What was the 'shoulder-to-shoulder' military formation invented by the Greeks called?
The Phalanx.
What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?
The Assembly
How did Greece's mountains and valleys affect life there?
It provided isolation from others and also protection because it was hard to travel through.
Which leader was considered the father of democracy and tried to spread democracy across Greece?
Pericles
Goddess of Marriage
Hera