ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS UNIT 1
SOPHIA REVIEW STUDY SHEET 2026
ACCURATE RESPONSES FULL SOLUTION
◉ Geography of Greece. Answer: Mostly a mountainous peninsula
jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. Includes about 2000 islands
in the Aegean and Ionian seas. Three-fourths of land covered by
mountains.
◉ Sparta. Answer: Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy,
focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts
◉ Athens. Answer: A democratic Greek polis who accomplished
many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with
Sparta.
◉ Oligarchy. Answer: A government ruled by a few powerful people
(Sparta's gov't)
◉ Direct Democracy. Answer: A form of government in which
citizens rule directly and not through representatives (Athen's gov't)
, ◉ 7 years. Answer: Age at which a Spartan boy was sent to military
school.
◉ Persian Wars. Answer: A series of wars between the Greeks
(mainly Athens and Sparta) and the Persians in which the Greeks
were usually victorious.
◉ Language and religion. Answer: Greek city-states were isolated by
geography but united by this.
◉ Monarchy. Answer: A government ruled by a king or queen
◉ Agora. Answer: The marketplace in ancient Greece where people
met to trade and discuss events and ideas.
◉ Acropolis. Answer: A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
◉ Parthenon. Answer: A large temple dedicated to the goddess
Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in the 5th
century BCE, during the Athenian golden age.
◉ Socrates. Answer: Greek philosopher; socratic method--
questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth.
SOPHIA REVIEW STUDY SHEET 2026
ACCURATE RESPONSES FULL SOLUTION
◉ Geography of Greece. Answer: Mostly a mountainous peninsula
jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. Includes about 2000 islands
in the Aegean and Ionian seas. Three-fourths of land covered by
mountains.
◉ Sparta. Answer: Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy,
focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts
◉ Athens. Answer: A democratic Greek polis who accomplished
many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with
Sparta.
◉ Oligarchy. Answer: A government ruled by a few powerful people
(Sparta's gov't)
◉ Direct Democracy. Answer: A form of government in which
citizens rule directly and not through representatives (Athen's gov't)
, ◉ 7 years. Answer: Age at which a Spartan boy was sent to military
school.
◉ Persian Wars. Answer: A series of wars between the Greeks
(mainly Athens and Sparta) and the Persians in which the Greeks
were usually victorious.
◉ Language and religion. Answer: Greek city-states were isolated by
geography but united by this.
◉ Monarchy. Answer: A government ruled by a king or queen
◉ Agora. Answer: The marketplace in ancient Greece where people
met to trade and discuss events and ideas.
◉ Acropolis. Answer: A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
◉ Parthenon. Answer: A large temple dedicated to the goddess
Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in the 5th
century BCE, during the Athenian golden age.
◉ Socrates. Answer: Greek philosopher; socratic method--
questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth.
