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Greece Review Sheet
Acropolis
Mountainous
Helots
Land-locked
Golden Age
Socratic Method
Delian League
architecture
leaders
Independent
Male
Peloponnesian
Individual
Aristotle
Homer
Thucydides
City-states
Plato
Greek
Trading
Military
King Darius
Economic
Mediterranean Sea
Direct Democracy
Hellenistic Age
Inferior
Rhetoric
Persian War
Oligarchy
Polis
Sparta
Freedom
philosophers
Sculpture
Athens
Minoans
1. Greece was mostly _____________________. This led to the development of
_________________________.
2. The __________________________________ connected Greece to the outside world.
3. The earliest people of Greece were the ___________________ who
began on the island of Crete and became successful through trade.
4. An ___________________ is a government where the power rests in
hands of a small, powerful, elite group from the business class.
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5. The romantic and legendary cause of the Trojan War was the
kidnapping of the king’s beautiful wife, Helen, but the more probable cause of the war was
_________________________ rivalry over the control of vital straits.
6. __________________ is the poet credited with the works the Iliad and the Odyssey which reveal
many values of the ancient Greeks.
7. ____________________ and ____________________ were the most famous city-states.
8. Each city-state or Polis built their temples and military basis on the _____________________ .
9. Each city-state had an _________________________ government.
10. Athens had a _____________________________, but only _______________ citizens were allowed to
participate.
11. Athenian slaves and Spartan slaves called ______________ made their system of life and
government possible.
12. Women in both Sparta and Athens were _________________________ to men, however, Spartan
women enjoyed more ____________________ than the Athenians.
13. Athens enjoyed ____________________ since it was on the coast, while ___________________ Sparta
became a great military state.
14. The Athenians valued education, trade and the glorification of the ____________________.
15. The Spartans valued the ________________, physical strength and limited contact with the outside
world.
16. ___________________________ was the leader of the Persians and sent messengers to the Greek
city-states demanding gifts of “earth” and “water.”
17. The _______________________________ brought Athens and Sparta together to defeat their
common enemy.
18. A result of the Persian War was that Athens became the ____________________ of Greece.
19. The ________________________________ was formed to guard Greece against future attacks.
20. The __________________________ War between Sparta (Peloponnesians) and Athens (Delians)
ended Athenian greatness.
21. The Age of Pericles, was considered a ___________________________, when Athens became
wealthier and more democratic.
22. Greek art and _____________________________ styles are concerned with form, order, balance,
simplicity, grace and beauty. The Greek’s style was much admired and copied.
23. Their _________________________ tended to portray the perfect or ideal person.
24. The goal of Greek _________________________ such as Socrates, Aristotle & Plato was to have
individuals think for themselves, examine their existence, and to use reason and logic.
25. ______________________________ was a historian who attempted to be completely unbiased when
reporting historic accounts.
26. ____________________________ is the art of persuasive speech.
27. Socrates was known for the ____________________________________, asking people questions so
that they can discover the truth.
28. Socrates, Plato & __________________________ were famous philosophers, lovers of wisdom.
29. _____________ described in “The Republic” his vision of the ideal state led by a philosopher-king
who regulates all aspects of society in order to provide for the people’s best interests.
30. Alexander’s greatest achievement was the spread of ____________________ culture.
31. The _____________________________ blended Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Greek cultures.