Forms of Government
Rule by a king.
What is a monarchy?
A servant and laborer who had no rights.
What is a slave?
Euclid wrote the first book on this subject and it profoundly influenced how Abraham Lincoln approached his law practice.
What is geometry?
The Greeks held the original Olympic games to honor this god.
Who is Zeus?
These two groups fought in the Peloponnesian War.
Who is Sparta and Athens?
Rule by a cruel leader who enforces laws through punishment.
What is tyranny?
This group could not participate in Greek public life and was expected to stay home.
Who are women?
You might laugh or cry or both when you go to this, but the Greeks thought you would certainly feel better when it was over.
What is the theatre?
This provided a home for the Greek gods, according to the Greeks.
What is Mount Olympus?
A famous school subject known for not having answers.
What is philosophy?
Rule by citizens who play a direct role in deciding laws.
What is a democracy?
A free male born inside the city-state.
What is a citizen?
This Greek man was the first to prescribe treatment for illnesses rather than magic.
Who is Hippocrates?
This impressive structure stood atop the Acropolis in Ancient Athens and was meant to honor the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
A group of famous philosophers.
Who are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?
Rule by a group of rich nobles.
What is an oligarchy?
The most privileged and powerful group in Greece who served in the army, served as jury members and served as government officials.
What are male citizens?
Eratosthenes used his calculations of the circumference of the earth to draw these on maps
What is latitude and longitude?
Homer wrote this long narrative poem which contained some of the events of the Trojan war and told stories about characters including Oyssesus, Poseidon, and Cyclops.
What is the Iliad and the Odyssey?
He famously became the monarch of Macedonia at the young age of 20 upon his father's death.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Rule by citizens who vote for leaders and representatives who then decide on laws and the direction of the government.
What is a republic?
Members of society that were born outside the city-state, paid taxes, served in the army and could never own houses or land.
What are metics?
Aristarchus figured out that our galaxy is sun-centered rather than Earth-centered, giving us the first concept this.
What is the solar system?
The god of the underworld.
Who is Hades?
Even though he had a city named after him, he was famously known for being afraid of his own shadow.
Who is Bucephalus (Alexander the Great's horse)?