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Greece/Geography
City-States
Government
Vocab
Miscellaneous
100
What was Greece's largest island?
Crete
100
Who was the leader of Athens during its Golden Age?
Pericles
100
Why was Plato critical of democracy?
Socrates was killed by a jury
100
A play that is funny
comedy
100
How did Socrates die?
Forced to drink poison after being accused of corrupting Athens' youth
200
What landform separated the regions of Greece?
Mountains, valleys, islands, etc.
200
Which city state won the Peleponnesian war?
Sparta
200
Name three differences between Athens and Sparta.
War, education, role of women
200
A play that is sad
tragedy
200
This famous Athenian temple is dedicated to the goddess Athena
The Parthenon
300
Which city state is located further North, Athens or Sparta?
Athens
300
At this battle, King Leonidas led the legendary 300 Spartans against the Persians
Thermopylae
300
What is the difference between an aristocracy and an oligarchy?
Aristocracy is rule by land holding elite. Oligarchy is rule by a small elite usually from the business class.
300
the battle formation used by the Greeks
phalanx
300
The Greek temple to Athena
Parthenon
400
Name the sea between Greece and Asia Minor (today Turkey)
Aegean Sea
400
After the Persian Wars, Athens organized the _________ League.
Delian
400
Which 2 kinds of Government were practiced in Sparta?
Monarchy --> Oligarchy
400
Rational thinking
logic
400
This school of philosophy set high moral standards and urged people to avoid desires and calmly accept whatever life brought.
Stoicism
500
Greece is part of the __________ Peninsula.
Balkan
500
This foreign woman helped Athens grow as the cultural center of Greece
Aspasia
500
The development of ____________________ led to the growth of a middle class in Athens, leading indirectly to democracy
iron weapons OR the phalanx
500
The art of skillful speaking
Rhetoric
500
Which Greek Philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle