What did the Greeks call themselves?

Because of the desire to ask and answer important questions of life, Ancient Greece is known as _

Tells the story of the Trojan War

Tells of a Greek's adventures after the Trojan War

Poet who composed the Iliad and the Odyssey

Great Greek hero of Iliad

Main character of the Odyssey

a city with its surrounding territory

Sparta's form of government

One of the primary city-states of Greece

Spartan men were required to serve as _ until they were 50.

Spartan king who's laws changed Sparta from a festive city to an armed camp.

the foremost city-state of Greece

Athens became a _ after it was ruled by a king.

When every citizen has a vote for or against a law

Athenian adult males who owned land and could vote

severe, harsh laws

a soldier who made himself ruler of Athens in 543 BC

composed a new constitution for Athens

government where one person rules as king or queen

government where a small, elite group rules and makes laws

government where all the people rule and make laws

What began the Persian Wars?

Plain where the Persians landed near Athens for their first attack and lost to Athens

Persian king who invaded Greece after the death of his father, Darius.

Strait where the Persians used a pontoon bridge to cross into Greece.

Spartan king who lead 300 Spartans and defended a mountain pass to stop the Persian invasion.

Narrow mountain pass that the Persians had to pass if they were to invade Attica.

Who was the leader of Athens during its "Golden Age"?

What doe we call the period where a culture has many great works of art, architecture, writing, government, and other acheivements?

Which temple in Athens was built on the acropolis in honor of the goddess Athena?

There were two styles of stage drama in ancient Greece, comedy plays made fun of Greek life and politics and tragedy plays that were serious and did what?

Who was the historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War?

Athens lost the Peloponnesian War to which city-state?

lover of wisdom

Greek philosopher who believed that the purpose of life was to understand what is right and good, and then do it.

wrote many books about Socrates' dialogues with his students

a great philosopher who believed that we learn the truth about the world by observing it and making logical conclusions on what we see.

Father of Alexander who conquered the Greek city-states

Military genius who conquered a vast empire in 13 years

City in Egypt that became a center for culture and learning

Culture that spread because of Alexander's conquests

Father of Medicine