Unit 7: Ancient 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

Olympics-

Answer 4

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 5

Persian War:

Answer 5

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 6

Direct democracy -

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Representative Democracy

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Socrates-:

Answer 8

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

Question 9

plato -

Answer 9

Socrates’ student

Question 10

Alexander the Great -

Answer 10

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