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 different form or version of a gene - alleles usually occur in pairs

Answer 6

allele

Question 7

A gene variant that is expressed more strongly than other versions of the same gene - the dominant allele masks the effect of the recessive allele

Answer 7

Dominant

Question 8

A gene that is masked by a dominant gene, and is only expressed when two copies of the gene are present

Answer 8

Recessive

Question 9

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 9

Persian War

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Direct democracy

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Representative Democracy

Question 12

Was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta

Answer 12

The Peloponnesian War

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Socrates

Question 14

Socrates’ student

Answer 14

Plato

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Alexander the Great