Key Vocabulary Athens Sparta Wars Mythology Government Legacies Potpourri
A formation of heavily armed foot soldiers Phalanx 100
The two main parts of a Greek polis Acropolis and agora 100
Sparta was best known throughout the world for this Military Power 100
The Greek’s main rival Persia 100
The Olympics were started to honor this god Zeus 100
The art and practice of government Politics 100
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were this philosophers 100
A collection of stories that tell about gods and heroes mythology 200
He led Athens through its “Golden Age” Pericles 200
Sparta had this type of government where power is held by a small group of people. Oligarchy 200
The winner of the Peloponnesian War Sparta 200
Ancient Greeks believed their gods behaved like this Human beings 200
Members of a community that have both rights and responsibilities citizens 200
His fables are still favorites today Aesop 200
They got their wealth from land and believed they were “the best to rule” Aristocrats 300
Athens formed this alliance after helping to defeat the Persians Delian League 300 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
Sparta was located on this peninsula Peloponnesus Peninsula 300
The most important effect of the Peloponnesian War All of Greece was weakened 300
The home of the Greek gods Mt. Olympus 300
In a direct democracy, citizens participate directly in all decision making. In a representative democracy, citizens elect other to represent them. 300 The difference between a direct democracy and representative democracy
Hippocratic Oath 300 Doctors take this oath today
The question and answer method of teaching Socratic Method 400
Athens main advantage in any war. A superior Navy 400
The king who led the 300 Leonidas 400 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
The Athenian hero of the Persian Wars Themistocles 400
The Greeks attempted to explain these in their myths 400 Natural events and human nature
Most Greek city-states rejected this form of government Tyranny 400
The father of geometry Pythagoras 400
These two early civilizations had a strong influence on Greece Minoan & Mycenaean 100
Greece’s mountainous geography isolated its city- states and led to this Frequent conflict between them 200
300 Conquest and colonization The two major ways the Greeks expanded their territory
Alexander the Great spread this culture throughout his empire Hellenistic 400