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A ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes
What is a tyrant?
100
A member of a rich and powerful family.
What is an aristocrat?
100
Where/what is the world's largest desert?
Antartica
100
Someone who used reason to understand the world; people who used reason to explain natural events
What is a philosopher?
100
A type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character
What is tragedy?
200
A city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and separate independent state
What is a city-state?
200
A long poem that tells a story.
What is an epic?
200
What year did Alaska become a state?
1959
200
A sacred site in ancient Greece, used to consult a god or goddess; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods
What is an oracle?
200
What is/was the Parthenon?
A temple to the goddess Athena at the Acropolis in Athens
300
A high, rocky hill where early people built cities
What is an acropolis?
300
Describe the physical geography of Greece.
It is made up of many islands. The coastline has many peninsulas and the land is made up of most mountains.
300
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves
What is democracy?
300
What was the purpose of the Olympic festival/games?
To honor Zeus, the city-states came together every 4 years for an Olympian festival and games.
300
What were the family of Greek gods called?
the Twelve Olympians
400
According to the Greek myth, how was the city of Troy destroyed?
The huge wooden Trojan horse.
400
What was the Trojan war?
A war between ancient Greece and the city of Troy in present-day Turkey.
400
Someone or something that lives forever
What does immortal mean?
400
What 3 things were the source of Athens' wealth during the Golden Age?
Trade, silver mining and tributes
400
How did Pericles strengthen democracy?
Pericles passed reforms for democracy such as paying salaries to officials, which meant that even poor citizens could hold office.
500
Why did some Athenians benefit more from democracy than others?
Democracy did not apply to enslaved people, women, and foreigners.
500
How did the Minoans and Mycenaeans spread their power/influence respectively?
The Minoans gained power through trade and the Mycenaeans spread their power through conquest.
500
List the 3 major Greek philosophers and what they were each known for
Socrates: Used questions to guide learning Plato: mistrusted democracy Aristotle: Felt that reason should guide the pursuit of knowledge
500
Describe the relationship between Greek city-states.
City-states in Greece competed against each other, but their citizens spoke the same language and had the same customs/religion.