Early Greek Civilization
What two continents does the early Greek world lay on?
What is Europe and Asia?
What is a type of government in which political power is held by a small group of people?
What is an oligarchy?
How were the Spartans able to form a professional army that was the most feared in Greece?
What is by freeing men from their farming chores?
What was the most famous sports event that honored Zeus?
What is the Olympic games?
What culture were the Macedonians influenced by?
What is Greek culture?
A fortress in times of danger
What is acropolis?
What is a type of government that includes having large numbers of men who participated is civic affairs?
What is a democracy?
The ownership and control of other people as property.
What is slavery?
What developed from performances honoring the god Dionysus?
What is Greek drama?
A 18-foot-long pike or Macedonian pike.
What is a sarissa?
Who wasn't allowed to participate in self-government?
Who were women, slaves, and foreigners?
Which leader reduced the power of the rich by making reforms in 508 BCE?
Who is Cleisthenes?
What two things did Greek colonization affect?
Why was Aesop freed?
What is he was freed as a reward for his learning?
What happened as preparations were being made for the invasion of Asia?
What is Phillip was murdered during his daughter's wedding?
What epic poem describes Odysseus' adventures on his way home after the Trojan War.
What is Homer's Odyssey?
What option did the Spartans choose when the helots outnumbered them?
What is to turn Sparta to even more of a city-state?
What did the legend of a messenger who died after running 26 miles to carry the news of the victory result in?
What is a marathon?
A group, founded by Zeno that tried to master their emotions through self-control?
Who were the Stoics?
The Hellenistic rulers of Egypt.
Who are the Ptolemies?
What happened mysteriously around 1450 BCE to the Minoan civilization?
What is Minoan palaces and towns were destroyed?
What were Spartan women responsible for?
What is to raise future soldiers for the state?
How did the Peloponnesian War begin?
What is when a Spartan led army marched into Athenian territory?
The most famous natural philosopher who studied at Plato's Academy and set up a school named the Lyceum.
Who is Aristotle?
Who was the last member of the family of Ptolemy to rule Egypt?
Who was Cleopatra?