Ancient Greece Vocabulary
Ancient Greece Cities
Ancient Greece Geography
Ancient Greece Achievements
Ancient Greece Gods and Characters
100

A traditional story and they aren't exactly true

Myth

100

What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?

The Assembly

100

What mountain is the home of the Gods

Mt. Olympus

100

What science did the Greeks use to build temples and public buildings?

Mathematics (Geometry)

100

King of the Olympians & Thunder.

Zeuz

200

A government run by the people

Democracy

200

Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War 

Sparta

200

One of the main sea that Ancient Greece is located in?

Mediterranean Sea & Aegean Sea

200

Who was "Father of History"?

Herodotus


200

God of the Underworld.

Hades

300

The high hill with a fortress in the center of Athens

Acropolis

300

What war started because of love?

Trojan War 

300

Where were the Olympics held?

Olympia

300

These three Greek philosophers are some of the most famous throughout the world

Aristotle, Socrates, Plato


300

Goddess of wisdom, craft, & warfare.

Athena

400

A building on the Acropolis, temple to Athena

Parthenon
400

How old was a Spartan boy when he was first taken from his family to begin his "education" and military training?

7

400

What is the Acropolis?

The place where people of power reside

400

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

hint: His name is a Simpson's character

Homer

400

The messenger god.

Hermes

500

A ruler who controls the people by force

Tyrant

(Government: Tyrrany)

500

What type of warfare, or type of military branch did Athens excel in?

Naval or Navy

500

Who was the biggest enemy of Ancient Greece?

Persia

500

What contributions did the Greeks make in science?

Greeks studied and compared plants, animals, liquids, stars and planets


500

This female was a Gorgon with a head full of snakes

Medusa

600
The three periods of time associated with Ancient Greece

Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic

600

Who were Helots in Sparta?

The Helots were almost like slaves. Most Helots were the nearby Messenian people, conquered by the Spartans.


600

This type of stone fruit grows in this region, and is one of their main exports, still to this day.

Olives

600

What contributions did the Greeks make in drama?

The Greeks wrote the first plays


600

God of the Seas.

Poseidon