Ideas/Philosophers
City-States
Geography
Government
Ancient Greece
100
This philosopher developed a method of learning through questioning; died by drinking poison hemlock.
Socrates (The Socratic Method)
100
In this city-state, boys started military training at age 7 and remained in the army until age 60.
Sparta
100
This physical feature made it difficult for Greek city-states to unite and encouraged the development of independent city-states.
What are mountains.
100
In Sparta, this small ruling group held political power.
What is an oligarchy.
100
This conflict between Athens and Sparta that lasted nearly 30 years.
The Peloponnesian War
200
Greek word for "love of wisdom" meaning the study of knowledge. Laid the foundation for the study of science, math, history, and political science.
What is philosophy.
200
This city-state believed in freedom; however, women were expected to stay home and do housework.
Athens
200
Greece has many scattered islands. This is called an ___.
archipelago
200
What country modeled their government off of Athens?
USA
200
The name of the marketplace, or public meeting area, in a Greek polis.
What is an agora.
300
Who are the three most famous Greek philosophers?
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
300
What is the Greek word for city-state?
What is polis
300
Located to it south, this sea provided Greeks with food, trade, and the spread of ideas.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This form of government, developed in Athens, allowed citizens to vote directly on laws.
What is democracy.
300
What event led to Athens being defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War?
A plague inside the city killed over 50,000 people.
400
Taught by Socrates, he wrote a book called The Republic, in which he described his ideal government.
Plato
400
Who were the only people allowed to vote in Athens?
Free males born in Athens
400
Greece had a warm climate and thin, rocky soil. Name one item that was grown and/or produced there.
olives, grapes, olive oil
400
A period of great prosperity, cultural achievement, and stability.
What was the Golden Age.
400
Often called the first Greeks because they were the first to speak Greek and have written records of the language.
The Mycenaeans
500
He is the author of two of the greatest Greek epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer
500
A fortified hilltop, often the religious and political center of a Greek polis.
What is the acropolis?
500
This is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula.
500
In Athens, which two groups of people, could not vote or own property?
women and slaves
500
The name of heavily armed soldiers in Ancient Greece.
Hoplite
