Greece 8B Flashcards
(32 cards)
What was the name of the hill overlooking Athens and was the center of religious life?
Acropolis
In ancient Anthens who were the only ones allowed to participate in politics?
Men
Who was a Greek philosopher who introduced the scientific method?
Aristotle
Greek philosophers emphasized many of the same virtues as the Bible does. Can you name four?
Truth, love, wisdom, discipline
Name two events leading up to the Peloponnesian war?
1) Athens formed an allegiance with many city-states called the Delian League.
2) Sparta and other city-states formed the Peloponnesian League.
3) Athens got payment and became wealthy from collecting taxes and guarding the treasury
4) Tension grew between Athens and Sparta
Name 3 consequences of the Peloponnesian War.
1) Athens lost its democracy.
2) Sparta took control of Greece for 30 years.
3) The glory that was Greece would never return
4) Athens lost its democracy
5) Spartan oligarchy was unpopular with other states
What was the name of the highest mountain in Greece where people believed the gods lived?
Mount Olympus
What was Socrates?
Philosopher and teacher who taught by asking thought provoking questions
Who was one of Socrates students?
Plato
Who was one of Plato’s students?
Aristotle
What is ostracism?
When someone is banished from Greece for 10 years as punishment
What are myths?
Traditional stories about the gods and goddesses
Who was the city of Athens named after?
Greek Goddess Athena
What was named after the god Apollo?
American space program that sent men to the moon
Sculptures and drawing depict the gods as what?
Humans. Their characters were like those of humans too: jealous, vengeful, immoral and childish
What was the name of the Historian that lived through the Peloponnesian war and was an eye witness to the sights and sounds of the time?
Thucydides
Who was the most famous leader of democracy in Athens?
Pericles
Who was considered one of the greatest public speakers or orators of all time?
Pericles
What was the Acropolis?
A hill overlooking the city, and the center of religious life in Athens
Because of his influence in Athens during the fifth century BC, the period became known as…
The Age of Pericles
Which philosopher taught by asking thought provoking questions?
Socrates
Who wrote the first geometry book?
Euclid
Who was Aesop?
Greek slave who wrote many fables
What was Homer famous for?
Wrote the poems the Iliad and the Odyssey
