Chapter 13, Section 1 Notes/Vocabulary

1. What ended Greece’s golden age, making it vulnerable to invaders?

1.What ended Greece’s golden age, making it vulnerable to invaders? War between Athens and Sparta

2. Pericles was an Athenian ____________.

2. Pericles was an Athenian leader.

3. ______________ held most power in the Athenian democracy.

3. Free men held most power in the Athenian democracy.

4. ____________ _ conquered Greece in the 330s BC.

4. Alexander the Great conquered Greece in the 330s BC.

5. One characteristic of many examples of Greek statues is that they are ____________.

5. One characteristic of many examples of Greek statues is that they are lifelike.

6. The __________ were one of the first people to use voting to make major decisions.

6. The Greeks were one of the first people to use voting to make major decisions.

7. The temple in Athens which was also a symbol of the city was the ___________.

7. The temple in Athens which was also a symbol of the city was the Parthenon.

8. Socrates, Plato, and __________ were influential Greek ________.

8. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were influential Greek philosophers.

9. The ancient Greeks were the first people to write and perform _______.

9. The ancient Greeks were the first people to write and perform plays.

10. ________ stopped his conquest because his troops _______________ _____________.

10. Alexander stopped his conquest because his troops refused to keep fighting.

11.Greece’s____ included achievements in politics, architecture, art, science, philosophy, and literature.

11.Greece’s golden age included achievements in politics, architecture, art, science, philosophy, and literature.

12. A ___________ is a political unit made up of a city and all the surrounding lands.

12. A city-state is a political unit made up of a city and all the surrounding lands.

13. In the middle of most Greek city- states was an ___________, or fortress on a hill.

13. In the middle of most Greek city- states was an acropolis, or fortress on a hill.