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 is something that Ancient Greece did to keep intruders out?
Walls
Who was involved during the Persian War?
God of Thunder
Who is Zeus
To encourage certain behavior of a person
Influence
Which main city state in Ancient Greece treated women more poorly
Athens
Where is the home of the Gods
Mt. Olympus
Who Won the Persian War
Greece
God of the Ocean
who is Poseidon
The act of spreading or allowing to spread freely
Diffusion
What did both city states have in common?
Slavery, women being low, same religion and language
What had columns on them in Ancient Greece?
Temples or Important buildings
Who loved to fight in Ancient Greece?
Murder by a sudden attack often for a political reason
Assassinated
Who were citizens in Athens?
Free Males
What is the Agora?
Public space in Ancient Greece
Which battle in the Persian War involved a Spartan Betraying Sparta
Battle of Thermopylae
Everyone's equal and have the same rights and opportunities no matter the race or gender
Equality
What type of Government did Athens first practice?
Monarchy
What was one new Genre that Ancient Greek Literacy brought forth?
Comedy, History, or Tragedy
God of Wisdom
Athena
A political construct usually ruled by an emperor.
Empire
Who were the Arts most important too?
Athens
What is the Acropolis?
What type of Architecture did the Greeks Create?
Columns
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others
Representative
Who was allowed to partake in education in Athens?
Only Males
Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece?
Persia
What style of Painting did the Greeks focus on?
Realism
Goddess of Hunting
Artemis
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Tyranny
How old do citizens have to be to vote? Even in Ancient Greece
18
What sea was Athens Located On ?
Mediterranean Sea
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
God of Archery and Music
Apollo
When you argue about a subject in a formal manner
Debate
What was Sparta's main value?
The Military
Who were the warlike mainland people?
The Myceneans
What did Socrates try and get people to do?
Think for themselves and question the way things are
Messenger God
Hermes
A type of government, a small group of people having control over a country or organization
Oligarchy
Who did most of the household work in Sparta?
Helots (Slaves)
What was the staple crop in Ancient Greece?
Olives
What was the method called called that wanted "Teaching by Questioning"
Socratic Method
Goddess of Family
Hestia
Character of a good citizen
Civic Virtue
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
What is the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?
Mediterranean sea
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
God of Wine
Dionysus
A form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals based on asking questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas.
Socratic Method
What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?
The Assembly
What is the building dedicated to Athena called?
The Parthenon
Who wrote "The Republic"?
Plato
Goddess of Marriage
Hera