Ancient Greece Vocabulary
A traditional story and they aren't exactly true
Myth
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
What were the two seas that facilitated Greece?
Mediterranean and Aegean
Who was the famous architect and sculpture of Athens?
Phidias
Polytheism
(Polytheistic)
Which main city state in Ancient Greece treated women more poorly
Athens
Where is the home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
What is the culture of Greece called?
Hellenic
A belief in only one God
Monotheism
What did all city states have in common? (think of type of people and culture)
Social classes, women being low, same religion and language
What was the war between two city states Athens and Sparta called?
The Peloponnesian War
Who was the father of Medicine?
Hippocrates
A government run by the people
Democracy
Who were citizens in Athens?
Free Males born in Greece
What is the column type called that is very plain?
Doric
Who created the Pythagorean Theorem?
Pythagoras
A ruler who controls the people by force
Tyrant
(Government: Tyrrany)
What type of Government did Athens first practice long ago when they had a king?
Monarchy
What peninsula is Athens on?
Balkan
Who conquered much of Greece and passed it on to his son?
A building on the Acropolis in Athens, temple to Athena
Parthenon
What type of government did Sparta have?
Monarchy/Oligarchy
(Two kings)
What is the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?
Mediterranean Sea
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
A government run by a few, government of Sparta
Oligarchy
In what city was the Arts most important to?
Athens
Where is the Acropolis?
Athens
What type of Architecture did the Greeks Create?
Columns
A democracy where others are chosen to make laws for the people
Representative Democracy
Who was allowed to partake in education in Athens?
Only Males
Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece? (hint: Xerxes)
Persia
What was the "fancy/crazy" column called that has the look of leaves?
Corinthian
A democracy where people vote directly on the laws
Direct Democracy
How old was a Spartan boy when he was first taken from his family to begin his "education" and military training?
7
Which people lived on the island of Crete and made beautiful vases with sea creatures on them?
The Minoans
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
What was Sparta's main value?
The Military
What did the lack of large arable farming land cause people to do?
Move to surrounding islands
What did Socrates try and get people to do?
Think for themselves and question the way things are
The high hill with a fortress in the center of Athens
Acropolis
War between Athens and Sparta. Athens- Delian league, Sparta- Peloponnesian league
Peloponnesian War
Who was the Patron God of Athens?
Athena
What was the method called called that wanted "Teaching by Questioning"
Socratic Method
Plato's School for Philosophy
The Academy
What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?
The Assembly
Which leader was considered the father of democracy and tried to spread democracy across Greece causing the Golden Age?
Pericles
Name two features of Greece's geography AND tell how they affected life there.
Mediterranean Sea: trade, travel, isolation
-Islands: easy travel
-Few rivers: little farming (olives)
-Apennine Mountains: isolation