Places
Where were the Ancient Olympic Games held?
Mount Olympus
Who was the ruler that united greek city-states and was the father of Alexander?
Philip II of Macedonia
What event took place to honor the god Zeus?
The Olympic Games
How often were Ancient Olympic Games held?
Every 4 years
What is a person held by an enemy called?
hostage
What was considered the political center of Greek life because it had its own government and laws?
The Polis
What group passed laws and decided questions of war and peace?
Assembly
One of the important results of the reforms Solon made in Athens was that more Athenians could take part in what?
government
The Greek city-states lost their independence when they were conquered by Philip II of Macedonia in what year?
338 BC
Across the world laws, language, calendar, coins, business methods, customs, and ideas became greek during what period?
Hellenistic
This place boasted the ancient world's largest collection of books.
The museum/library at Alexandria, Egypt.
According to the Ancient Greeks being a good person required being a good what?
citizen
Homer's poem the Iliad tells the story of a war between the Mycenaeans and who?
Trojans
In what year did the ancient Olympic Games begin?
776 BC
What nobles held political power in Sparta?
Aristocrats
The city-state of Troy was located on what regional land mass?
Asia Minor
A person noted for his public speaking is called what?
orator
The Olympic event that tested skill in running, discus-throwing, and three other sports was called what?
pentathlon
By the first century BC, the Greek city-states came under the control of what empire?
Roman
What is government controlled by a small group called?
Oligarchy
What is the name of the sea between Greece and Asia Minor?
Aegean Sea
Who was considered the "father of history"
Herodotus
The Battle of Marathon was an important victory for whom?
Athens over the Persians
What civilization took shape in the Aegean world in the 700s BC?
Greek
What are rules and ideas by which a community is governed called?
constitution