Ancient Greece 1
Ancient Greece 2
Ancient Greece 3
Ancient Greece 4
100
A high rocky hill where early people built cities
What is acropolis
100
An area of land nearly surrounded by water
What is peninsula
100
Who is the messenger God with winged sandals and a metal cap?
Hermes
100
In ancient Greece, a sacred site used to consult a god or goddess; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods
What is oracle
200
This is a member of a rich and powerful family
What is aristocrat
200
The __________ in Athens was located at the Acropolis
Parthenon
200
When a Greek drama ends in disaster for the main character it is called a(n)
What is tragedy
200
This was a ruler supported by the middle and working classes in Greece.
What is tyrant
300
The land mass of Greece is a ____________.
peninsula
300
This civilization built a great temple at Knossos complete with statues and paintings
What is Minoan
300
This Greek _______ used reason to try to explain natural events.
What is philosopher
300
A long poem that tells a story
What is epic
400
Method in which involvs asking probing questions to stimulate critical thinking.
Socratic method
400
What does 'philosophy' translate to from Ancient Greek?
Love of wisdom
400
They were friends, best describes Socrates and _____
What is Plato
400
Valued their freedoms and took an active role in ________ best describes citizens of Athens and other Greek city-states.
What is government
500
Both used writing, best describes Minoan and _______ civilizations
What is Mycenaean
500
Another name for a city-state is a ______.
What are 2 famous city-states?
polis
Athens and Sparta
500
Provide an example of a democracy (what is it and who used it?)
a democracy is a government 'of the people for the people'. Democracy is based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights.
Athens adopted this type of government.500
What is the advice of priests and priestesses was taken very seriously by Greek leaders...
Oracles