Academic Vocabulary 1
A serious play or story having an unhappy ending
What is a tragedy
He was the "Father of Medicine"
Who was Hippocrates
Name of the two most famous Greek myths
What was the Iliad and the Odyssey
The story of this man's challenges to get home after the Trojan War
Who was Odysseus
Slaves of Sparta
Who were the Helots
A city that is an independent state
What is a City-State
Leader of Greece responsible for the Golden Age
Who was Pericles
The two most important Greek city-states
What were Athens and Sparta
Battle that was the first invasion of Greece by the Persians
What was the Battle of Marathon
Told of Achilles' adventures in the Trojan War
What was the Iliad
Political rule by all the people governed.
What is a democracy.
Athenian leader stopped Civil War between rich and poor.
Who was Solon
Father of philosophy, creator of the Socratic Method
Who was Socrates
Science Exploration
Military Innovation
Accomplishments of Alexander the Great
Gave laws to Sparta turning it into a martial society
Who was Lycurgus
Cruel or harsh.
What is draconian.
Athenian leader who wrote the first laws of Athens
Who was Draco
Student who wrote about his conversations with his teacher
Who was Plato
Sparta fought Athens led by Darius over the Delian league
What was the Peloponnesian War
Conquered Persia
Founded city-states outside Greece
Accomplishments of Alexander the Great
Political rule by a small group.
What is an oligarchy
Son of Darius, led the second invasion of Greece
Who was Xerxes
Philosopher who was first to lecture on politics and science
Who was Aristotle
Philosophy
Democracy
Science and Math
Arts and Literature
What are contributions Greece made to the world
Military Strength
CUltural Diversity
Political Autonomy
Economic Independence
What are characteristics of Greek city-states