chapter 5 – greece geographyvocabularypeopleathens or sparta i know this stuff! 100 200 300 400...

Chapter 5 – GreeceGeography Vocabulary People Athens or

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This major body of water connected Greece to many civilizations such as Egypt.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

This island was home to the Minoans, the earliest Aegean

civilization.

What is Crete?

Greece’s mainland can be described in this way?

What is very mountainous, hilly and surrounded by water?

What is Rhodes?

Another name for Greek city-states

What is a polis?

A government controlled by one person usually recognized as a

king or queen.

What is a monarchy?

A government controlled by the people.

What is a democracy?

A sun centered universe.

What is heliocentric?

To be banished.

What is ostracism?

To absorb or adopt another culture.

What is assimilate?

The philosopher who questioned the world in order to gain

understanding. He was executed for “attempting” to corrupt the

youth of Athens.

Who is Socrates?

He was the father of Alexander the Great.

Who is Phillip of Macedonia?.

The student of Plato. He believed that living a good life

meant pursuing the golden mean?

Who is Aristotle?

He was the Athenian general who led Athens to victory over the

Persians. He was later banished by Athenians.

Who is Themistocles?

Believed in a strong military.

What is Sparta?

Leader of the Delian League

What is Athens?

Relied on conquering and the work of the helots to support

their economy

What is Sparta?

Believed education was the way to ensure a strong democratic

government.

What is Athens?

Give three similarities between Athens and Sparta

What is they both spoke Greek, worshipped same gods, participated

in same festivals, etc..

A government controlled by a few people, usually from the

business class.

What is an oligarchy?

Student of Socrates. He believed the best government would be

controlled by a class of philosophers, along with a

philosopher king.

Who is Plato?

The four cultures Alexander the Great blended together, which we

call Hellenistic culture.

What are Persian, Greek, Egyptian, and Indian?

He conquered most of the known world. He spread Greek culture

and blended others with it to create Hellenistic culture.

Who is Alexander the Great?

He was the Athenian leader, who led Athens during its golden age.

He made democracy more accessible and ordered the

construction of the Parthenon.

Who was Pericles?