Unit 7 Ancient Greece

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Aegean World

Question 2

City-states

Answer 2

Polis

Question 3

Central market meeting place

Answer 3

Agora

Question 4

Used for protection and was a center for religion and government

Answer 4

Acropolis

Question 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

Answer 5

Olympics

Question 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

Answer 6

Persian War

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Direct democracy

Question 8

Citizens vote for representatives who then vote on the laws

Answer 8

Representative Democracy

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Socrates

Question 10

Socrates’ student

Answer 10

Plato

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Alexander the great