greece

Question 1

Aegean World:

Answer 1

It refers to both the Ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea.

Question 2

Polis

Answer 2

City-states

Question 3

agora

Answer 3

central ​market/meeting place

Question 4

Acropolis

Answer 4

used for ​protection and was a center ​for religion and government

Question 5

Olympics

Answer 5

an ancient festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor’s prize a crown of wild olive.

Question 6

Persian War

Answer 6

A series of battles fought between the Greek City States and the Persian empire starting in 499 B.C. ending around 448 B.C.

Question 7

Direct democracy

Answer 7

Each citizen votes directly on all laws. (The first democracy invented by the Athenians).

Question 8

Representative Democracy

Answer 8

Citizens vote for representatives ​who then vote on the laws.

Question 9

The Peloponnesian War

Answer 9

was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta

Question 10

Socrates

Answer 10

He was an Athenian scholar, teacher and a philosopher who encouraged questioning of ​traditional values, art, gov., etc.

Question 11

plato

Answer 11

Socrates’ student

Question 12

Emperor who had one of the largest empires in the ancient world; known for spreading Greek culture across continents

Answer 12

Emperor who had one of the largest empires in the ancient world; known for spreading Greek culture across continents