Geography of Greece
Types of Governments
Greek City-States
Philosophers
Macedonians
&
Hellenistic Culture
100
Name the peninsula in Greece
What is the Peloponnesus Peninsula
100
This government is when a single person, called a king, rules
What is a Monarchy
100
This city state was known for its army
What is Sparta
100
He was the student of Plato
Who is Aristotle
100
King Philip II was the leader of this country
What is Macedonia
200
Discuss one way that geography impacted civilization in Greece
What is seas, mountains, climate etc..
200
This government is ruled by a small group of noble landowning families
What is an Aristocracy
200
This city-state was known for its navy
What is Athens
200
Plato wrote this document, we studied in class
What is Plato's Allegory of the Cave
200
Alexander the Great was the son of this king
Who is King Philip II
300
This Greek island is located in the Mediterranean sea
What is the Island of Crete
300
This government is when a few powerful people rule
What is an oligarchy
300
These two city-states united to fight against the Persians
What is Athens and Sparta
300
These individuals investigate the truth and try to find the truth
Who is a philosopher
300
After 11 years of conquering different cities, the soldiers of this individual discouraged their leader to continue conquering cities, who was there leader
Who is Alexander the Great
400
Where is Africa in relation to Greece
What is South
400
This government is when the people have a direct say in the government
What is a democracy
400
This city-state benefited from victory in the Persian Wars
What is Athens
400
He said "the unexamined life is not worth living."
Who is Socrates
400
This individual was a highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria
Who is Euclid
500
Three cities on the Peloponnesus peninsula are..
What is Olympia, Sparta, Mycenae, Corinth, Tiryns, Argos, etc.
500
What is the difference between an Oligarchy and an Aristocracy
An Aristocracy is when a few wealthy people rule a government, an Oligarchy is when a few people rule a government. In an Oligarchy, the few rulers do not have to necessarily be wealthy.
500
This was an alliance of several city-states, they united to fight against the Persians
What is the Delian League
500
Socrates was accused and sentenced to death for doing these two things...
What is corrupting the minds of the youth and disrespeting the gods
500
Three things that have become the core of Western Culture are
What is Mathematics, Art, Philosophy, Astronomy, Physics, and Sculptures