Religion
Who was considered the most powerful of the gods?
Zeus
What is Democracy?
Philosophy is?
The study of big questions about life and the world.
Alexander the Great was named ruler of the Macedonian Empire at the age of ___.
20
This Ancient Greek ruler was famous for naming many cities he conquered after himself.
Alexander the Great
The Ancient Greeks had many gods. The word for this is: ___________
Polytheistic
The word "democracy" comes from two Greek words meaning "people" and "rule". What are they?
Demos, Kratos
Socrates believed that the best way to learn was by asking questions. This method of learning was called ___________.
The Socratic Method
The loss of this war led to conquering of Athens by Philip II.
Peloponnesian War
Hoplite
The ancient Greeks built _____ and held _____ to honor the gods and goddesses.
Temples and Festivals
Solon the great made all adult male citizens members of __________.
The Athenian Assembly
Socrates believed that democracy was only as good as the ___________ surrounding it.
Alexander the Great expanded the Greek Empire from Greece to ________.
India
The Ancient Greek alphabet is still used today. In grade 7 math, you learned about the symbol ____ when calculating the circumference of a circle.
Pi
This famous temple is located at Olympia was destroyed in an earthquake. It is considered one of the grandest temples ever built, and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Which God is the temple named after?
Zeus
Clisthenes is regarded as the "Father of Athenian Democracy." What was his biggest contribution to democracy in Athens?
Dividing Athens into "demes" where people elected officials to represent their interests.
Plato believed this about democracy.
All democracies were doomed to fail.
The spreading of Ancient Greek culture during the conquests of Alexander the Great was known as the ___________.
Hellenistic Period
This famous epic poem tells the story of a war hero and his men on their journey back home after the trojan war. It is also being made into a movie that will be released later this year.
The Odyssey
The famous space exploration program that is responsible for putting a man on the moon is named after which Ancient Greek god or goddess?
Apollo
Socrates thought that this group of people need to rule in order for democracy to be effective.
Philosophers
Socrates was sentenced to drink poison based on what charges?
Corrupting the youth and disrespecting the gods.
The tactics used by Alexander the Great influenced this military commander over 2000 years later.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Plato believed that people were filled with these precious metals, according to their role in society.
Gold, silver and bronze.