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Word Wise (Vocab!)
Athens
Sparta
Greek Civilization
Alexander the Great
100
The capitol city of the civilization named after King Minos.
What is Knossos?
100
Athens was the first city-state to practice this form of government, which we now use in the USA.
What is democracy?
100
Sparta had a very powerful { }.
What is army?
100
I am the top Greek god on Mt. Olympus. I am the most powerful. My symbol is the thunderbolt.
Who is Zeus?
100
The area Alexander was originally from
Where is Macedonia?
200
An independent city and its surrounding countryside. The ancient Greek word for it is "polis"
What is a city-state?
200
The philosopher that started a method of rhetoric involving repeated, introspective questions.
Who is Socrates?
200
Only men born in Sparta were allowed to become this.
What is citizen or citizens?
200
The temple located on top of the acropolis in Athens.
What is the Parthenon?
200
Alexander the Great's father, a famous general that conquered Greece
Who is Philip II?
300
A type of government popular in ancient Greece in which citizens participate directly
What is democracy or direct democracy?
300
{ } were not allowed to go to school and instead took charge of spinning, weaving, and other household duties.
What are girls or women?
300
The most prized value in Sparta.
Physical endurance and strength
300
This "run" warned Greeks that the Persians were attacking Greece
What is a marathon?
300
The name Alexander gave most of the cities he build abroad.
What is Alexandria?
400
The popular infantry style developed by the Spartans and perfected by the Macedonians using long spears.
What is a phalanx?
400
Athenian boys left home to go study in school at this age.
What is seven?
400
Women were allowed to participate in sports because the Spartans thought that healthy women would produce healthy { }
What is babies?
400
This was a collection of the Greek city-states unified for protection from Persia
What is the Delian League?
400
Alexander the Great massacres this Greek city to make them an example to not mess with him
What is Thebes?
500
The famous war between the Greeks and the Spartans.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
500
Athenian soldiers were called this. It starts with an "H"
What is Hoplite?
500
At this age Spartan boys taken from their parents and enrolled in military training.
What is seven?
500
The two civilizations that existed before the Greek city-states
What are Minoans and Mycenaeans?
500
Alexander the Great's military tactic to destroy enemy armies.
What is hammer and anvil?