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Geography
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Which type of government is run by a ruler who holds power through the use of force?
Tyrant
100
Who taught that the way to seek truth is through a series of questions and answers?
Socrates
100
What were the Greek sculptures known for?
Their realism
100
Where did the Olympics begin?
Greece
100
How was Greece divided?
City-states
200
Which type of government is run by the people?
Democracy
200
Who believed people should live their lives in moderation and balance? He also taught the quest of knowledge and understanding of all things is part of ________.
Aristotle and Logical thinking
200
What was the Greek architecture known for?
Symmetrical columns
200
Who united the Greek city-states?
King Phillip II
200
What are examples of Greek city-states?
Athens and Sparta
300
Which type of government only allows a few people to have power?
Oligarchy
300
What areas did Archimedes make contributions in?
Math and Science
300
What is an alliance? What was the alliance that the Greek city-states joined?
An alliance is an agreement to work together. The Greek city-states joined the Delian League.
300
Which Greek thinker made important contributions in the area of math and geometry?
Pythagoras
300
What did the Greeks use the seas and water for?
As trade routes
400
What type of government did Greece create?
Democracy
400
What two philosophers impacted political philosophy?
Plato and Socrates
400
What plays were performed in Greek amphitheaters?
Tragedies and comedies
400
What are Greek myths?
Stories about Greek gods and heroes that try to explain the way the world works.
400
What continent is Greece located on?
Europe
500
What is the difference between Greece's and United States' democracy?
Greece has a direct democracy which means everyone can speak and has a vote. United States has a representative democracy which means a representative acts as the voice of the people.
500
What was the Socratic method?
A method of questioning that Socrates developed. He would ask a question and then respond to people's answers with more questions.
500
How did the Greek alphabet influence the English language?
The English letters is based on the Greek alphabet.
500
Who was Alexander the Great? What did he do? What did he spread as he conquered land?
He was King Phillip II's son who had the largest empire in the world. He spread the Greek culture as he conquered land.
500
Why were the city-states so independent?
Because of Greece's geography - mountainous peninsulas