A high, rocky hill where early people built cities.
What is acropolis?
100
The city-state in which democracy was most fully expressed.
What is Athens.
100
The location of Troy on the map today.
What is present day Turkey.
100
The period in time, 1100 B.C. to 750 B.C. when civilization in Greece collapsed.
What is the Dark Ages.
100
His early work, the Republic, describes a better form of government in Athens.
Who is Plato.
200
A city with its own traditions, government and laws.
What is a city-state.
200
He enforced laws that cancelled all debts and freed citizens who had been enslaved for having debts.
Who was Solon.
200
According to myth, Greeks conquered Troy by using this trick.
What is the Trojan Horse.
200
During the Dark Ages, most old traditions were remembered in this old form since the Ancient Greeks were so concerned with survival and forgot the art of writing.
What are myths.
200
He was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
Who was Socrates.
300
A member of a rich and powerful family.
What is aristocrat.
300
The amount of people living in Athens who benefited from democracy.
What is one in five.
300
Two epics, or long story-telling poems about the Trojan War that survive today.
What is the Iliad and the Odyssey.
300
These people lived on the island of Crete from about 3000 to 1100 B.C. and gained much of their power through trade.
Who are the Minoans.
300
He used geometry to solve problems, such as calculating the height of pyramids and distance of ships from shore.
Who was Thales.
400
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.
What is a democracy.
400
These people who could not participate in Athen's democracy.
Who were women or men with non-citizen parents.
400
The name of the poet who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer.
400
These people relied upon conquest to spread their power around 1400 B.C.
Who are the Mycenaeans.
400
He started a school for philosophers called the Academy.
Who was Plato.
500
What is a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes.
What is a tyrant.
500
Who could participate in the democracy in Athens.
Who were men who were citizens of Athens.
500
The name of the archeologist who discovered ruins thought to be Troy.
Who is Heinrich Schliemann.
500
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula.
500
He thought that the smartest people should make decisions for everyone.