Mid term part 1

The messenger god is ____________.

Arachne was turned into a ______.

slaves of sparta were called

The smith god is ________.

Who is the god/goddess of hunting and the wilderness?

The First olympics was held in

Philosophy means love of _________.

Leader of Athens during "Golden Age" and built up athens

Who is the god/goddess of the sun?

Zeus's cruel, violent, angry brother who lives in the underworld is ______.

Aristotle used _____________ to understand the world

Women had greater freedoms and could own property

Who is the god/goddess of horses and the ocean?

First democracy government

Which type of government did Athens have?

Harsh, and focused on military

Which epic tells the story of the Trojan War

This myth about this conflict involved a wooden horse

Who was sentenced to death by the city of Athens?

T or F: Aristotle thought that a perfect govt combined a monarchy, oligarchy, and a democracy

Protective group that the Greek city-states formed

Cerberus is ...

The Greeks believed in only one god.

This person wrote the Tortoise and the Hare

turning point battle during Greco Persian conflict

Name 2 Greek drama categories

Type of democracy where everyone votes.

Reorganized government into satraps during his reign in 521 B.C in persia

300 Spartans held the Persians back at this battle

This olympic event allowed anything except gouging of the eyes and biting

Agora is a

True or False: Sophists believed in absolute right and wrong

What Greek city-state refused to join the Delian League?

Sparta gets help from ____________ during the Peloponnesian War.

True or False: Pythagorean Theorem is used to find the length of sides for an right triangle.

The study of knowledge is philosophy

Who is the mother of Persephone and the goddess of agriculture?

Who gave mankind fire?

Emphasis on education and arts for males

What famous building is this?

capital of Crete during Minoan civilization

A fable is a story meant to _______.

Where would the Ancient Greeks go to receive prophetic advice (advice about future) or information

What did the messenger shout as he arrived at Athens after battle of Marathon

What famous writer wrote both the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Does the house in this picture have any influence from Greek architecture?

all citizens share in running the government

Who is the queen of marriage and family?

What is a government in which only a few people have power?

one ruler

Military Training & Education for Spartans meant that sparts fell behind in

Some Greek city-states required __________ men who owned land to be able to vote and be a citizen.

The Socratic Method uses ________ to gain truth

How did Athenian democracy keep one person from gaining too much power?

What battle took place in the year 490BC and involved a messenger yelling victory?

Who wrote the Republic and hated democracy?

Aristotle believed in using your senses to learn about the world

Sparta established what form of government when it defeated Athens?

What came out of Pandora's Box?

King of Persia during round #1 at battle of Marathon

created a method of teaching using questions and answers

few people hold power

Who became the leader of Athens in 461BC?

Which type of government has elected officials (voted in by citizens) vote on laws?

Greece's geography was flat, fertile, with plenty of rivers

Socrates invented the Socratic method

What does the myth of Persephone's kidnapping explain?

Who is the god/goddess of wisdom and weaving

The god/goddess of love, beauty, and desire is ______.

settlement in a territory that keeps close ties to the Homeland

This messenger traveled 25 miles from _________ to athens

Oligarchy government

The Peloponnesian War is a war between ______________ and _______________.

Who did the Greeks worship as their chief god?

The purpose of a myth is ...

term for a city state

A ___________ is a long form poem

Which battle was a naval battle?