Vocabulary 1
What is a Myth
An Ancient Greek story about Greek Gods/Heroes.
What is an Epic?
A long poem that tells the story of a hero.
What was Sparta known for?
Their strong army and their treatment of their children.
Who is the Goddess of Love?
Aphrodite
what are the two types of Drama that Ancient Greece Made?
What is a drama?
An ancient greek play that tells a story.
What are the Olympics?
A sports game held every four years in the honor of Zeus.
What was Athens Known for?
The first democracy, their navy, and their trade.
Who is the King of the gods, and what is he the god of?
Zeus, the god of Lightning.
How did the Ancient Greeks help advance math?
Invented proofs, pi, and the pythagorean theorem.
A section of land completely surrounded by water.
What is a Polis?
An Ancient Greek city-state.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The King who made the Macedonian Empire.
How did the Greeks win in the Trojan Horse?
They used a hollow horse to sneak soldiers into the city of Troy.
What did the Ancient Greeks believe about the Earth?
That it was at the center of the Solar System, and everything moved around it in perfect circles
What is a Peninsula?
A section of land with water on three of its four sides.
What is a democracy?
A government where the people rule by voting on leaders and on issues.
Who was the Oracle at Delphi dedicated to, and what did people go there to be told?
Apollo, and their futures.
What happened in the story of King Midas?
A king was blessed to turn everything he touched into gold. After turning his daughter to gold, he prayed to go back to normal.
What two things did Greek Architecture emphasize?
Harmony and Proportion.
What is an Oracle?
A sacred shrine where a priest speaks for a God/Goddess.
What is a Phalanx?
A style of fighting where soldiers line up in tight rows with overlapping shields.
What happened at the Oracle at Delphi that made people believe that the Oracles could really see the future?
Volcanic fumes rose from a hole in the ground making those inside the temple see "visions".
What is the symbol of Ares?
A helmet.
What did the Ancient Greeks believe caused sickness?
An imbalance of four fluids in your body.