The Greeks were the first to create this type of perspective using shading and foreshortening on a flat surface picture

This famous Greek was sentenced to death for trying to corrupt the youth of Athens and for trying to introduce new gods.

This form of government, still used today, focuses on giving the citizens of a society a say in its laws and political decisions.

The word 'erotic' comes from this Ancient Greek god of love and desire

After the collapse of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, this period of time produced no written works.

Greek painters and sculptors aimed at creating real-looking images and an ideal human form and this was their ideal form

Father of Alexander the Great

This Ancient Greek brought about many social and economic reforms, including changes to the law code that relieved debt and land problems of the poor and abolished the practice of selling debtors into slavery

This type of energy that is used in in-floor heating in homes today gets its name from the Greek root words "water" and "heat".

This period of time pre-dated the dark ages, from 2900-1000 BCE

There were three main types of column styles in Greek architecture; Corinthian, ionic and

A student of Plato's academy that started his own school, called the Lyceum.

This Ancient Greek state had an unusual government in which there were two kings that ruled equally

This act would exile a person and their family from Athens for a period of ten years.

During this period of time, Greece expands and Athens becomes the largest and most influential city-state. 700-500 BCE

One of the most celebrated of all Greek buildings ever constructed

Created the council of 500 and divided Greece into 10 tribes

The political, social, and military systems of Sparta were attributed in antiquities to one great legislator

Wearing these during battle was seen to be "womanish"

Greek culture and learning was at it's height during this period of time between 500 and 336 BCE

In architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries, there was a strong revival of Greek architecture and classical art.

He may have found the site of Troy, but because he tampered with the artifacts and tainted his discoveries, he was not believed or well respected by other archaeologists.

Athens avoided tyranny for many years by having a written code of law and by appointing a special magistrate to solve problems between the aristocrats and common citizens. This magistrate was called

Well some societies have abhorred, ridiculed, or even attacked this throughout history, it was actually quite a conspicuous part of Greek life.

Between 479 and 431 BCE. Trade flourished and the city grows prosperous