Vocab | Famous people | True or Flase | Geography | Famous Greek Gods |
---|---|---|---|---|
polis
What is the greek word for city-state?
|
Plato
Who was Aristotle taught by?
|
It took 9 years to build the Parthenon.
True
It took 9 years to build the Parthenon.
|
Mountains, long coastline, deep valleys, rugged highlands
What are some physical features of Greece (landforms)?
|
Zeus
Who is the King of the gods
|
a type of government in which people rule themselves
describe a democracy
|
Homer
Who wrote the famous plays Iliad and Odessey?
|
False
It was believed that there was once a time when humans lived on Mt.Olypis.
|
Europe
What continent is Greece on?
|
Athena
What goddess was Athens dedicated to?
|
in ancient Sparta, a slave owned by the state
What is a helot?
|
Alexander the Great
Who was Aristotle's most famous student?
|
False
Troy is considered a mythical city
|
Mt.Olympus
What is the tallest mountain in Greece?
|
In the underworld
Where did Hades live?
|
Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly
what is direct democracy?
|
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Who were the 3 great Greek thinkers?
|
False
Democracy began in Sparta
|
Turkey
What country neighbors Greece?
|
Cronus and Rhea
Who are Zeus's parents?
|
tyrant
a leader who held power through the use of force
|
Hippocrates
Who is the father of medicine?
|
True
Cleisthenes is the father of democracy.
|
Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea
What are 3 bodies of water that are connected to Greece?
|
Who did Aphrodite marry?
Hephaestus
Who did Aphrodite marry?
|