Vocab
when someone takes over new land
conquest
something important that if given or shared
contribution
water path between two land masses
channel
King of all gods and goddesses
Zeus
home of the most powerful gods and goddesses
mount olympus
someone who delivers a message
Messenger
long race
marathon
to do something all by yourself
independently
Goddess of wisdom, who the city of Athens is named after
Athena
a place where a famous battle happened and a man ran many miles for it.
marathon
someone who enters another land to take it over
invader
someone who thinks deeply about life, truth and knowledge
philosopher
marvelous
A wise philosopher who liked asking questions and thinking about life
socrates
Known for its strong army and simple life
Sparta
simple and hard, not fancy or comfortable way of life
Spartan
design of a building
architecture
you like it more than something else
prefer
A powerful leader who conquered many lands
Alexander the Great
Athens
A way of ruling where people help make laws and choose leaders
Democracy
city that rules itself, not a big country. Sparta and Athens are examples
City-state
to train an animal to obey you means you did what to the animal
tame
Who is the god of the sun, music and healing
Apollo
what is one contribution that the ancient Greeks gave the rest of the world
democracy, Olympics, statues, poems, marathon, ideas and writings of socrates, Plato and aristotle