Athens
Sparta
Greek Myths
Vocabulary
Informational Writing
100
This is the type of government Athens had.
What is a democracy?
100
This is where Sparta was located.
What is on a plain/valley, with good soil?
100
This was the 2nd labor of Heracles.
What is killing the Hydra?
100
In Ancient Greek, this word means “rule by the few.” It is a type of government where the rich and powerful control things.
What is an oligarchy?
100
This is the first sentence in an informational paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
200
This is who could participate in the government in Athens.
What is all male citizens?
200
This is what Sparta valued more than anything else.
What is strength and discipline?
200
This is the goddess of the hunt.
Who is Artemis?
200
In Greek, this word means rule by the people. Today it describes a government where people take part in governing – usually with citizens voting in elections.
What is a democracy?
200
Words and phrases that connect ideas within a paragraph.
What is transitional words?
300
This is what women in Athens primarily learned to do.
What is become a housewife?
300
This is the type of government that Sparta had.
What is an Oligarchy?
300
This is who helped Heracles pick the golden apples of Hera.
Who is Atlas?
300
Greek city-state which was made up of the main city and surrounding villages and countryside.
What is a polis?
300
A true piece of information; not an opinion.
What is a fact?
400
This is what the economy in Athens was based on.
What is trade?
400
This is the age that men became citizens in Sparta.
What is 30?
400
This is who gave Perseus the shield that helped him kill Medusa.
Who is Athena?
400
A group of people who gather together for a common purpose. In Ancient Greece, male citizens came together to discuss political issues and participate in democracy.
What is an assembly?
400
If evidence that is related to the subject and helps to prove or disprove a specific point.
What is relevant?
500
This is the name of the council in Athens, where laws were proposed.
What is the Council of 500?
500
This is the training that boys had from ages 12-18.
What is physical training?
500
This is the woman that Heracles married. (In the actual Greek myth)
Who is Hebe?
500
A member of a state and/or political community.
What is a citizen?
500
These are the three types of topic sentences.
What is number topic sentences, list topic sentences, and word pair topic sentences?