Greece 8.3 Review

Acropolis

A high hill often having a fortress or temple.

Lyric Poem

A poem that is set to music.

Classical Age

A time of great achievement.

Temple

Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?

Macedonians

Democracy in Athens came to an end after these people conquered Greece.

Plains

Grapes, olives, and other crops are grown on the _______.

Myths

Great works of literature that has influenced the way we speak and write today.

Islands

Greece has a mainland and thousands of ______.

Peninsula;water

Greece is a _______ because it is surrounded on three sides by ________.

Animals

Greek fables often feature _________________ as the main characters.

Words

Greek mythology and literature has influenced many English ________________________ and expressions.

Polis

Greek word meaning City-State.

Heroes

Greeks often told stories about these people who had special abilities and often faced terrible monsters.

Draco

He created a set of very harsh laws for Athens.

Cleisthenes

He is known as the father of democracy.

Iliad

Homer's epic poem, that tells the story of the final years of the Trojan War and the hero Achilles.

Citizens

In Greece, free men who had the right to participate in government were known as this.

Zeus

Is known as the king of the Greek gods.

Natural Events

Many Greek myths were told in order to explain historical events and _____________________________________.

Agora

Marketplace

Sappho

Most poets were men, but the most famous lyric poet was a woman.

Peninsula

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?

Hercules

One of the most famous Greek heroes, who fought and defeated the Hydra.

Colonies

Settlements created by Greeks.

Athens

This is the city where democracy was born.

Pericles

This leader encouraged the people of his city to participate in government.

Assembly

This meeting was an opportunity for all citizens to debate and vote on laws.

Democracy

This term is Greek for "rule of the people".

Oligarchy

This term means "government of the few"

Seas

Three ______, the Ionian, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean, surround Greece.

Minoans and Mycenaeans

What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?

They wanted to become rich from trade.

Why did the Greeks create colonies?

They provided trade routes

Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?

Mountains

The Pindos ______ cover much of Greece.

Representative Democracy

The term describes the government of the United States.