Ancient Greece

Question 1

Olympians

Answer 1

12 main gods in Greek Religion, believed to be the cause of natural phenomena

Question 2

Plato

Answer 2

Became a teacher after Socrates death; disliked Athenian government

Question 3

Socrates

Answer 3

Greek philosopher; developed the Socratic method of teaching, asking questions related to their question without giving the answer; accused of corrupting the young

Question 4

Homer

Answer 4

Greek bard; wrote the Iliad and the odyssey; Iliad = 10 year long siege of troy; Odyssey = Odysseus 10 year long return to Ithaca

Question 5

Cleisthenes

Answer 5

Founder of democracy in Athens
The changes he did only affected citizens (not women, slaves, foreigners)

Question 6

Themistocles

Answer 6

Athenian general that created Athenian Sea Power; defeated the Persians by using sea power

Question 7

Pericles

Answer 7

Athenian general during the golden age; responsible for the construction of the parthenon

Question 8

Plato

Answer 8

Greek philosopher that started teaching after Socrates death; didn’t agree with the democracy in Athens

Question 9

Aristotle

Answer 9

Greek philosopher that wrote more than 200 books; believed in the golden mean, living moderately

Question 10

Herodotus

Answer 10

Greek historian that wrote about the Peloponnesian War; used the supernatural to explain certain events

Question 11

Thucydides

Answer 11

Greek historian that wrote about the Persian war; only used information from eye witnesses

Question 12

Alexander the Great

Answer 12

Ruler of Macedonia and Greece; wanted to join Europe and Asia; encouraged his soldiers to marry Persian women

Question 13

Sophism

Answer 13

Professional teachers that provided higher education; criticized by Plato and Socrates

Question 14

Stoicism

Answer 14

Philosophy that focused on strength and resilience; reason instead of emotion

Question 15

Athens

Answer 15

First democracy; taught philosophy, arts, mathematics and sciences; sea power

Question 16

Sparta

Answer 16

2 kings; taught boys fitness and strength; girls were taught athleticism