History, Section Quiz, Ancient Greece.

Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, moon, and archery.

Artemis/Diana

God of wine, theater, and fertility.

Dionysus/Bacchus

God of the Underworld, death, and riches.

Hades/Pluto

God of the sea, earthquakes and horses.

Poseidon/Neptune

________ wanted to make people think and question their own beliefs.

Socrates

This city-state had the strongest army in Greece, and joined other Greek cities to fight Persia.

Sparta

Most men in Athens became _______ or skilled craftsmen.

farmers

Aristotle believed that people should use ______ to govern their lives.

reason

Greek _______ look as if they could come to life at any moment.

statues

Why did the Greeks create colonies?

wanted to become rich from trade

Unlike Sparta, Athenian _____ had almost no rights at all.

women

Goddess of home, hearth, and family.

Hestia/Vesta

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

Macedonians

____ is known as the king of the Greek gods.

Zues

A poem that is set to music is called a _____ ____.

lyric poem

Goddess of love and beauty.

Aphrodite/Venus

God of music, poetry, light, prophecy and medicine.

Apollo

God of war and violence.

Ares/Mars

Goddess of wisdom, courage, and crafts.

Athena/Minerva

This Greek city-state had a powerful navy, and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis.

Athens

This is the city where democracy was born.

Athens

Two of the greatest city-states in Greece were Sparta and ______.

Athens

______ was the leader of a powerful alliance of Greek city-states after the Persian Wars.

Athens

The Greeks defeated the invading Persian army in this battle dues to their better weapons and armor.

Battle of Marathon

He is known as the father of democracy.

Cleisthenes

He was the founder of the Persian Empire.

Cyrus the Great

Known as the king of kings, he reorganized and strengthened the Persian Empire.

Darius I

Goddess of harvest, grain and fertility.

Demeter/Ceres

He created a set of very harsh laws for Athens.

Draco

Winners of the Persian Wars.

Greece

God of fire, blacksmiths, craftsmen, and volcanoes.

Hephaestus/Vulcan

Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage and family.

Hera/Juno

One of the most famous Greek heroes was ________, who fought and defeated the hydra.

Hercules

God of travel, roads, thieves, sports, and shepherds.

Hermes/Mercury

__________ was a great medical scholar and developed ideas about how doctors should behave.

Hippocrates

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

Iliad

These 10,000 soldiers, chosen for their bravery and skill, made up the heart of the Persian army.

Immortals

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

Minoans and Mycenaeans

The most impressive Greek building was the _________ in Athens.

Parthenon

The _____________ ___ began when Sparta declared war on Athens.

Peloponnesian War

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

Pericles

_____ created a school called the Academy to which students, philosophers, and scientists could come to discuss ideas.

Plato

More than 1,700 miles long, its creation allowed Persian messengers to travel quickly throughout the empire.

Royal Road

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

Sappho

In 415 BC, both the army and navy of Athens were badly damaged when they were defeated on the island of ______.

Sicily

__________ was one of the greatest Greek historians.

Thucydides

The chief religion of the Persian Empire, it taught that two forces fight for control of the universe.

Zoroastrianism

King of gods, ruler of Mt. Olympus, god of the sky and thunder.

Zues/Jupiter

Greek fables often feature _______ as main characters.

animals

While Athens had a powerful navy, Sparta had a strong ____.

army

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

assembly

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

citizens

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

democracy

Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?

fortress

The Greeks enjoyed telling stories of _____ ______ who had special abilities and often faced terrible monsters.

great heroes

Euclid is considered one of the greatest ______________ in all of world history.

mathematicians

Spartans believed that ________ _____ was the way to provide security and protection for their city.

military power

The ancient Greeks created great _____ and works of literature that influence the way we speak and write today.

myths

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

natural

This term means "government by the few."

oligarchy

The fighting between the Greek city-states in the years after the Peloponnesian War left Greece open to attack from _________.

outsiders

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?

peninsula

Why were the seas important to the early Greeks?

provided trade routes

This term describes the government of the United States.

representative democracy

These officials collected taxes, served as judges, and put down rebellions within their territories.

satraps

Boys in Sparta were trained to be disciplined and obedient ________.

soldiers

Greek paintings were often painted on _______, and are admired for their realism.

vessels

Archimedes, a great Greek inventor, created the _____ _____ to help bring water from a lower level to a higher one.

water screw

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

words