Ancient Greece

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Alexander the Great

Hellenistic Period

WarsLiteraturePolitics & Society

The type of government developed in

Athens

Politics and Society 100 Points

Politics & Society 100 Points

Direct Democracy

Politics & Society 200 Points

Greek word for city-state

polis

Politics and Society 200 Points

Politics and Society 300 Points

Fortified hilltop at a city’s center

Politics and Society 300 Points

Acropolis

A type of government where power

lies in the hands of a few wealthy

people.

Society and Politics 400 Points

Oligarchy

Society and Politics 400 Points

Athenian ruler who lessoned the

requirements for citizenship and made

Athens a direct democracy.

Society and Politics 500 Points

Pericles

Politics and Society 500 Points

A traditional story about gods,

ancestors, or heroes, told to explain

the natural world or the customs and

beliefs of a society.

Literature 100 Points

Literature 100 Points

myth

Literature 200 Points

A long narrative poem celebrating the

deeds of legendary or traditional

heroes.

epic

Literature 200 Points

Literature 300 Points

The blind epic poet credited with

composing the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Literature 300 Points

Homer

The philosopher and author of ‘The

Republic’

Literature 400 Points

Plato

Literature 400 Points

The “Father of History” the first great

Western historian.

Literature 500 Points

Herodotus

Literature 500 Points

The war fought between Athens and

Sparta for 30 years.

Wars 100 Points

Wars 100 Points

Peloponnesian War

Wars 200 Points

Special infantry formation of the

Greek and Macedonian armies.

Phalanx

Wars 200 Points

Wars 300 Points

The war fought by a Mycenaean king

against the city of Troy, once thought

to be a legend.

Wars 300 Points

Trojan War

Greek alliance formed during the

Peloponnesian Wars

Wars 400 Points

Delian League

War 400 Points

A battle during the Persian Wars

where 300 Spartans sacrificed their

lives.

War 500 Points

Thermopylae

War 500 Points

The cultural capital of the Hellenistic

World located in Egypt

Hellenistic Period 100 Points

Hellenistic Period 100 Points

Alexandria

Hellenistic Period 200 Points

The common language used in the

Hellenistic cities.

Koine

Hellenistic Period 200 Points

Hellenistic Period 300 Points

Astronomer who incorrectly states that

the earth is the center of the universe

(geocentric theory)

Hellenistic Period 300 Points

Ptolemy

Mathematician credited with

estimating Pi and developing the

pulley system.

Hellenistic Period 400 Points

Archimedes

Hellenistic Period 400 Points

100ft tall bronze statue that was one of

the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World.

Hellenistic Period 500 Points

Colossus of Rhodes

Hellenistic Period 500 Points

The Empire conquered by Alexander

the Great

Alexander the Great 100 Points

Alexander the Great 100 Points

Persian Empire

Alexander the Great 200 Points

Cause of Alexander’s death

malaria

Alexander the Great 200 Points

Alexander the Great 300 Points

Northern African country conquered

by Alexander

Alexander the Great 300 Points

Egypt

The 4 different cultures that blended

together to create Hellenistic culture.

Alexander the Great 400 Points

Greek, Persian, Indian, Egyptian

Hellenistic Period 400 Points

Alexander’s Greek tutor

Alexander the Great 500 Points

Aristotle

Alexander the Great 500 Points

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