The Olympic Games originally honored...

open space in ancient Greek cities in which residents gathered for daily social activities

independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls

a person who is a legal resident of a place and has certain rights and privileges that non-citizens do not have

government in which the people have the power to make political decisions

All of the people who have power gather together to create laws under which they will live

loyalty and devotion to a nation, a feeling that the nation and its people are one and that the interests of the nation are more important than those of individual groups

A type of government in which a relatively small number of people (often privileged and corrupt) rule a nation or a state

a society of self-sufficient citizen peasants who played a part in government, religion, the military, and the economy in ancient Greece

the belief that the political power of a nation or state comes from the consent of the people

A form of democracy in which citizens elect people to represent them

Which characteristic would be LEAST valued in Spartan society?

Ancient Athens would LEAST likely be described as ......

A type of discussion where participants are encouraged to ask questions of themselves and others in order to help them find their core beliefs

A long narrative poem that describes heroic deeds

The study of myths, legends, or folk tales that were important morality tales used to share cultural lessons or knit a group into a community

Study of the nature of reality, including the causes and principles of existence.

Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

One of the greatest military leaders and conquerors the world has ever known, he founded many cities and spread Greek culture from Egypt to the edges of India, and helped unite the culture of Greece with that of the Middle East

This philosopher and a scientist was the inventor of the philosophical discipline of logic. He is considered to be one of the greatest intellectual figures of all time.

Considered one of the greatest thinkers of all time, he studied with Socrates and taught Aristotle. Wrote The Republic.

A great philosopher who stressed the importance of morality while using a method of teaching called the Socratic method

During his attempts to a conquer Greece in 480 BCE, he won several victories and burned Athens to the ground.

Organized the Persian Empire so that the Persians could control the vast and diverse land they had conquered. He created a single currency and built roads to link his empire together.

A tolerant and wise ruler, the ancient Persians called him the father of their people

Famous epic poems written by Homer