Forms of Government
The form of government ruled by King or Queen
Monarchy
Women, Foreigners, Slaves, Children
Those who can't vote in Athens
The wars between Persia and Greece
Greco-Persian wars
He likes to ask questions
Socrates.
Bonus: What is this method called? (50)
Give one reason why he was great.
Many possible answers.
Bonus: Give one reason why he wasn't great (100)
The form of Government of Sparta
Oligarchy
Bonus Question: What is unique about Spartan Oligarchy? (100)
Unlike in Athens, they had economic and social independence. They could own property and manage large estates.
Spartan women
26 miles or 42 kilometers
Marathon.
Bonus: In which war was the battle of Marathon? (100)
Bonus: Which number battle? (50)
He believed truth is found in the physical world through observation and believed everything has a purpose
Aristotle
Bonus: Who was his student? (100)
The city where Alexander died at age 32.
Babylon.
Bonus question: What did Cyrus the Great do in Babylon 200 years earlier? (100)
The most important section of Athenian government who meet every 10 days to debate issues. Made up of about 43,000 adult citizens.
The Assembly
The Spartan lawgiver who transformed Sparta into a military state.
Lycurgus
The number of hoplites Sparta brought to the battle of Thermopylae.
300
Bonus: What happened to them in this battle? (50)
The things we mistake for reality, according to Plato.
Shadows, or imperfect forms.
The father of Alexander who built the powerful Macedonian army and conquered Greece at Chaeronea.
Philip II
The position in government to which Pericles was re-elected 13 times.
The 10 Generals
Upon tasting it, a foreigner once said "I now know why Spartans don't fear death".
Black broth
The leader who lost the battle at Salamis in 480BCE
Xerxes
The element of Plato's cave allegory that symbolizes truth
The sun
Bonus: Name a similar allegory for finding truth in the ancient world (50)
The 18 foot long spear used by the Macedonian army.
Sarissa
Bonus: How long was the spartan spear in comparison? (50)
This Athenian tyrant seized power in 560 BCE, helped poor farmers, and built public works.
Pisistratus
She has to shave her head, wear men's clothes, and wait in a dark room to be captured.
Spartan wedding ceremony
The primary underlying cause of the Peloponnesian War.
The growing dominance of Athens and its control over the Delian League.
The crime that both Socrates and Aristotle were charged with.
Impiety - Disrespecting the gods and corrupting the youth.
The Greek hero from Homer's Iliad that Alexander was obsessed with and tried to imitate. He even kept a copy of the poem under his pillow.
Achilles