Early Greeks
Mythological creature that is half bull and half human.
What is a minotaur?
Someone who seizes power and rules with total authority.
What is a tyrant?
What are dramas?
The father of History.
Who was Herodotus?
This type of government is where all citizens share in running the government.
What is democracy?
The mythological labyrinth is said to be on this island.
What is Crete?
Type of currencies used in Greece by Sparta and by Greece (I need both).
What is iron bars (Sparta) and gold coins (Athens)?
A story that attempts to explain nature/the universe, often with supernatural characters.
What is a myth?
First important Greek scientist.
Who was Thales?
People who think about big questions, such as, "what is the meaning of life?"
Who are philosophers?
This is the reason communities of ancient Greece were separated and not unified.
What is tall mountains and deep valleys?
Type of government in Sparta.
What is an oligarchy?
Long story about the battle at Troy.
What is the Iliad?
Great philosopher that created a method for asking questions in order to seek truth.
Who was Socrates?
These were the people who were enslaved in Athens.
Who were prisoners of war?
Mycenaeans learned this important trade skill from the Minoans.
What is to navigate by the sun and the stars?
Successful military formation used by the Spartan army.
What is the phalanx?
Long poems about the hero Odysseus on his way home from war.
What was the Odyssey?
Student of Socrates that wrote many books, including The Republic.
Who was Plato?
Tyrant that expanded the council to 500 members that were chosen by lottery.
Who was Cleisthenes?
Greek alphabet was adapted from this other alphabet.
What is Phoenician?
Greek tyrant that became popular by giving land to landless farmers.
Who was Peisistratus?
Author of the famed fable, "Fox and the Grapes."
Who was Aesop?
Student of Plato that made many contributions in areas of science, philosophy, math, and politics.
Who was Aristotle?
Greek dramatist that wrote comedies.
Who was Aristophanes?