Ancient Greece vocabulary

What is a peninsula?

• A piece of land surrounded by water.

• A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to land on the 4th.

• A piece of land that acts as its own city-state.

• The part of Greece wehre Sparta is located.

civil war

• War between groups of people from different countries.

• A peaceful demonstration.

• An argument between friends.

• War between groups of people from the same country.

Peloponnesus

• The peninsula in Southern-Greece where the city-state Athens was located.

• The peninsula in Southern-Greece where the city-state Sparta is located.

• An island in Southern-Greece waters.

• The peninsula in Western Greece where the city-state Sparta is located.

Alexander the Great

• A Hollywood movie star.

• A greek philosopher who was a student of Alexander the Great.

• A greek philosopher who used doubt and questioning to challenge leaders.

• A leader of Greece known for conquering other lands and spreading Greek Culture.

Who is Aristotle?

• Believed in the socratic method of questioning.

• A Leader of Greece.

• A Greek philosopher who was the student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

• A Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Plato and the student of Alexander the Great.

Who was Plato?

• A person who discovered Play-dough.

• A Greek philosopher who was the student of Socrates and abelieved in the wisest people ruling the people.

• Believed in science and reason.

• Also known as a Hellenistic Cultural leader.

What is a democracy?

• A style of government ruled by a few powerful individuals.

• A style of government where the leader has invaded and taken over control of the land and people.

• A style of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting.

• A style of government where there are no rules and people can act as they like.

What is an oligarchy?

• A style of government where there is no rule of the land and people do as they please.

• A style of government where the leader invaded and took over control the land and the people.

• A style of government where people vote in their rulers.

• A style of government ruled by a few powerful individuals.

Who is Socrates?

• A Greek philosopher who used doubt and questioning to challenge leaders of Greece.

• A Greek philosopher who was the student of Plato.

• A Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Alexander the Great.

• He was the leader of Greece.

What is a Tyranny?

• It's where the government has no affect on the society.

• A style of government where the rulers are a few of the most powerful people.

• A style of government where people vote in their rulers.

• A style of government that the leader has invaded and taken over control of the land and people.