Ancient Greek Vocabulary and VIPs

Question 1

Name that Greek! 1. Neutral writer 2. Historian 3. Wrote about the Peloponnesian War

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Thucydides

Question 2

Name that Greek! 1. First famous playwright 2. Tragedian 3. Wrote Agamemnon and The Persians

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Aeschylus

Question 3

When Greek hoplites stood close together in a formation with spears pointed out, it was called

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a phalanx

Question 4

Name this Greek! 1. Alexandrian 2. Mathematician and astronomer 3. Headed Neoplatonic school

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Hypatia

Question 5

Since "acr-" was a root meaning "height", the word "acropolis" meant

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A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built

Question 6

Historians call the alliance between Athens and Greek city-states after the Persian Wars the

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Delian League

Question 7

Named after a Greek teacher, this method is based on asking questions and active participation

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Socratic Method

Question 8

Name this Greek! 1. Athenian 2. Overthrew aristocracy 3. Established world's first democracy

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Cleisthenes

Question 9

Spartans used this term for their slaves

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helots

Question 10

He 1. Championed government participation 2. Encouraged spread of democracy 3. Paid officials

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Pericles

Question 11

Medical practitioners still make this 3-part promise before becoming doctors

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Hippocratic Oath

Question 12

Name that Greek! 1. Tragedian 2. Wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone 3. Added third actor

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Sophocles

Question 13

A system of government where the people rule themselves and each other is called

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democracy

Question 14

Men who gained the right to participate in their government in ancient Greece were called

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citizens

Question 15

Name that Greek! 1. Poet and lyricist 2. Born on Lesbos 3. Themes centered on love and family

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Sappho

Question 16

Name that Greek! 1. Studied causes of disease 2. Successful surgeon 3. Developed an oath

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Hippocrates

Question 17

This term meant "city-state" in ancient Greece

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polis

Question 18

Name that Greek! 1. Engineer and mathematician 2. inventor of the water screw 3. "EUREKA!"

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Archimedes

Question 19

The word for the body of stories about Greek deities that explain how the world works is

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mythology

Question 20

Using animals as main characters to teach important morals, these Greek stories are called

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Aesop's Fables

Question 21

Historians call the time period marked by great achievements in ancient Greece

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The Classical or Golden Age of Greece

Question 22

Achilles is the main character of this story about the final years of the Trojan War

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The Iliad

Question 23

Name this Greek! 1. Plato's student 2. Taught about moderation 3. Warned against extremism

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Aristotle

Question 24

This ancient Greek storyteller authored two great stories about the Trojan War

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Homer

Question 25

A system of government where only a few wealthy elite rule the people is a(n)

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oligarchy

Question 26

Name this Greek! 1. Socrates' student 2. Established the Academy 3. Wrote Republic

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Plato

Question 27

Name this VIP! 1. Macedonian 2. Spread Greek culture across his empire 3. Died at age of 32

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Alexander the Great

Question 28

Name this Greek! 1. Alexandrian 2. Mathematician 3. Focused his study on geometry

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Euclid

Question 29

Rich land owners who were members of the elite nobility in ancient Greece were called

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aristocrats

Question 30

Name that Greek! 1. Comedian 2. Wrote Lysistrata 3. Used humor to make serious points

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Aristophanes

Question 31

Odysseus is the main character of this story about the long journey home after the Trojan War

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The Odyssey

Question 32

Name this Greek! 1. Father of education 2. Developed teaching method 3. Forced to drink poison

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Socrates

Question 33

Draco alone ruled the people of Athens and maintained his power through force. He was a

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tyrant

Ancient Greek Vocabulary and VIPs

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Ancient Greek Vocabulary and VIPs

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