Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilizations

Messenger: The student was a good messenger and gave correct information to his parents from the teacher.

The city-state of Athens is considered to be the birthplace of democracy.

Marvelous: A performance that was excellent, or wonderful might be called marvelous.

Women were allowed to be part of the government in the city-states of Athens and Sparta.

Tribute: A tribute is a gift or compliment that is given to honor or remember someone.

The larger army of Persians attacked the Greeks at Thermopylae, but the Greeks used their strategy to win.

Democracy: Democracy is a way of ruling that gives all the power to the king.

Marathon: A short distance race is called a marathon.

I recieved my name because I conquered so many areas during my lifetime. Who am I?

As a young boy, Alexander the Great never learned how to ride a horse, so he fought all of his battles on foot.

Invader: Alexander the Great is a famous invader of the Persian Empire.

The city-state of Athens was named after me after I offered the Athenians the gift of the olive tree. Who am I?

Tame: An animal that is not gentle and obedient is tame.

Architecture: Architecture is the study of farming.

I was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece and asked a lot of questions. Who am I?

Permanently: Something that is done all the time is done permanently.

The Parthenon was a temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Assembly: The students were invited to an assembly to hear a speech from the new principal.

Debated: The students debated about whether they liked math or reading better.

Independently: Something done without any teach help is done independently.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were considered to be great philosophers of ancient Persia.

Philosopher: A philosopher studies life, knowledge, and truth. They ask a lot of questions about the world around them.

In ancient Greek religion, I am the king of all of the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus. Who am I?

Conquest: The empire obtained new land after the conquest of the neighboring country.

Channel: A strip of water between two bodies of land is called a channel.

In Athens, boys were educated in school, but girls were educated at home.