Ancient Greece - Chapter 8

short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

a fortress that stood on a high hill

why was mythology so important?

marketplace

Athenian navy defeated Persian navy after Persians had burned Athens down

god of war

athens vs sparta

"assembly", all males over the age of 18 could participate, met ~40 times a year, wrote laws

thought that gov should be ruled by philosophers

Which of the following was not one of the "branches" in Athenian democracy?

great doctor, set standard on how doctors should behave

Who established democracy in Athens?

goddess of agriculture

wrote lyric poetry

"council of 500", met every day, chosen by lottery, dictated how entire democracy worked

started persian wars, how we got a modern day race in which runners run 26.2 miles

type of gov in which people rule themselves

this hero traveled to crete and killed the minotaur

goddess of wisdom

greek word for city-state

who was Athens taken over by?

what were the two first early settlements of Greece?

democracy, men were educated and had many rights, women were not educated and had no rights

god of the sea

thought that people should live life in moderation and find the balance between extremes.

an area of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

ruler of the gods

goddess of love

women of sparta had little rights.

landlocked. led by 2 kings, the gerousia, ephors. had a very strict military culture

god of the underworld

led the 2nd invasion of Greece

invented geometry

"popular courts", 500 jurors, chosen by lottery, almost unlimited power

believed people should never stop learning, was a teacher, taught by asking questions

why did sparta start the peloponnesian war?

2nd invasion of Greece, led by Xerxes I, a small group of Spartans held of the Persians

queen of the gods, goddess of mothers

wrote the illiad and odyssey

how old did you have to turn to be released from the spartan army?

goddess of the moon

this hero sailed across the seas to find great treasure, made it to the underworld

lived on crete, sea-faring, traded a lot, large volcanic eruption destroyed them

type of gov in which only a few people have power

this hero had to preform 12 labors, most famous hero

What made each city-state isolated and communicate difficult?

lived on the mainland, eventually took over crete, possible caused trojan war

god of the sun

wrote fables, two famous ones were the tortoise and the hare, and the boy who cried wolf