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Geography
THIS IS SPARTA! (or Athens)
1-2-3-4, I Declare a Greek War
Golden Age
Greek Celebs
100
An area of land nearly surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land
What is a peninsula?
100
This "polis" (Greek city) encouraged young men to explore knowledge and the fine arts
What is Athens?
100
Famous battle told to have been fought by 300 Spartans who were led by the great warrior-king Leonidas
What is Battle of Thermopylae?
100
Greek thinkers who used observation and reason to discover the laws that governed the universe (the word means "lovers of wisdom")
Who are philosophers?
100
Wrote the epic poems Illiad and Odyssey
Who is Homer?
200
This geographic feature led to disunity of Greek communities
What are the many islands of Greece; separated by water (or Seas)
200
This polis emphasized strict discipline and physical strength starting at a young age.
What is Sparta?
200
Greek city-states united to fight these (non-Greek) invaders
Who are the Persians?
200
Started a special school called the Academy; also was student of Socrates
Who is Plato?
200
This wise and skillful Athenian leader helped to turn Athens into the cultural center of Greece
Who is Pericles?
300
Largest Greek island that was home to the Minoan civilization
What is Crete?
300
Form of government in which Athenians were first ruled by the wealthy class.
What is an aristocracy?
300
A form of government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government. "Rule by the people"
What is a democracy?
300
He was the son of Darius and became the Persian king that vowed revenge against Athens
Who is Xerxes?
400
Early (if not earliest) Greek sea traders dominated the Aegean world from about 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
400
Form of government in which a single dictator takes control and rules the people.
What is a tyranny?
400
A power struggle between Athens and Sparta led to this war in 431 BCE
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
Plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
What are tragedies?
400
Macedonian who conquered lands in Africa and Asia, and spread the Hellenistic culture
Who is Alexander ("the Great")?
500
As Greeks came in contact with people from foreign lands with different languages and customs, they felt superior to them and referred to them as this.
What is barbarian?
500
Spartan youth, from the time they were born, were treated differently than Athenian youth. These are 2 examples.
Spartan babies that were weak were left on a mountain to die. Separated from family in early teens and taught to be loyal to Sparta not the family Taught that stealing is only wrong if caught Whipped, beaten, not treated well deliberately to raise them to be tough.
500
Heavily armed foot soldiers who were usually from the middle class who could afford to purchase the armor and weapons necessary for battle
What are hoplites?
500
This philosopher believed that "the unexamined life is not worth living"
Who is Socrates?
500
Wrote Antigone, a play about a young woman whose brother has been killed leading a rebellion
Who is Sophocles?