Chapter 6 - Ancient Greece

Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, Greece

Ships may surround and close, or ___, a harbor in order to defeat an enemy.

After Alexander's death, his empire broke up into three ____ kingdoms.

The collapse of the Greek civilization during the Dark Ages increased ___.

Most Greeks believed their gods ___.

This philosopher questioned people's beliefs and was sentenced to death.

Greece is made up of many islands and peninsulas, this island is where the Minoans lived.

A fortified hill of an ancient Greek city is a(n) ____.

Unlike Athens, in ancient Sparta the government concentrated all its resources on creating ___.

Citizens of Athens during the Golden Age saw __.

After the end of the Peloponnesian War, Athens was __.

The goal of Greek art was __.

In Greek mythology, there were ___.

A form of government in which citizens govern themselves is called a(n) ___.

What portion of the population in Athens were citizens?

In ancient Greece, a(n) ___ was a person who used reason to understand natural events.

A ruler who takes power by force is called a(n) ___.

Some scholars believe that in ancient Athens, one third of all people were ___.

One important event that took place during the Dark Ages of Greece was __.

Unlike most early Greeks, philosophers believed that the gods were ___.

While the Acropolis was the center of Athens' religious life, the Agora was the center of __.

Because of the geography of ancient Greece, what did the communities develop?

A type of serious  drama that usually ends in disaster for the main character is a ___.

A member of a rich and powerful ruling family is called a(n) ___.

During the Hellenistic period, there were important achievements in __.

In part, Athens became rich because of the ___ paid by other cities.

The laws introduced by Athenian leader Solon helped the city become __.

During the Golden Age of Greece, Athenians made great achievements ___.

Some scholars believe that about one third of the Athenian population worked as ___.

The geography of ancient Greece made it hard for communities ___.