Section 5 SOL 2 Ancient Greece
A philosopher accused of corrupting the youth of Athens; died by poisoning
Socrates
Developed Athens' first written law code
Draco
Because most of Greece is covered by mountains, the Greeks formed independent
City State
_____ was a Greek city-state located on the Peloponnesian peninsula in a valley
Sparta
Athens had a well trained ____. You wouldn't want to fight them on ____
Navy Water
This type of government means "rule by the best"
Oligarchy
The _____ Games were competitions held between Greek city-states in order to please the ____
Olympic Gods
Competition between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta caused the _____ __
Peloponnesian War
Athenian democracy reached its height under this leader; built the Parthenon
Pericles
A student of Socrates, who wrote the Republic, famous for his theory of forms
Plato
The Greek word for city-state
Polis
_____ was the god of the sea
Poseidon
Believed that everything could be explained in terms of math. (A^2+B^2=C^2)
Pythagoras
Improved Athens' legal system and gave citizens more rights in the Assembly
Solon
A Greek hilltop fortress
Acropolis
This ______ was built as a temple to honor Athena
Acropolis
The Macedonian leader ______ __ ____ conquered the Persian Empire and most of the known world before dying at age 32
Alexander the Great
This type of government is ruled by a small group of citizens
Aristocracy
Student of Plato; wrote about physics, poetry, biology, politics, and happiness
Aristotle
Sparta had a well-trained ___. You would not want to fight them on ____
Army Land
The Goddess of wisdom
Athena
____ was a Greek city-state named after Athena. Located on the Greek mainland
Athens
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are all types of ____
Columns
A ____ ____ is a government where the people are directly involved in the decision making process
Direct democracy
The public marketplace or assembly area in a Greek town
Forum
Alexander the Great also spread ______ culture wherever he went
Hellenistic
Often called "the Father of History"
Herodotus
Considered to be the founder of medical science; patient-centered oath
Hippocrates
____ was a Greek poet often credited with the Iliad and the ____
Homer Oddysey
Weak Greek city-states were eventually conquered by ____ a kingdom to the north
Macedonia
At the battle of _____, a small Athenian army defeated a large Persian army
Marathon
The Battle of Marathon leads to our modern-day race, which is 26.5 ___ long
Miles
This type of government is ruled by a single king or queen
Monarchy
The Greek gods lived on ___ ___
Mount Olympus
3/4 of the Greek peninsula is covered by
Mountains
At the battle of _____, 300 Spartans held back a huge Persian army for several days
Thermopylae
A _____ is a person who gains control of the government through force
Tyrant
The Greek gods were led by ___ a supreme ruler of the gods
Zeus