Places
a large, outdoor arena
Greek author who wrote fables
Aesop
a short story that teaches a lesson
fable
one of two powerful city-states in Ancient Greece
Athens
Sparta
god of war
Ares
special festivals originally held in Olympia Greece
Olympic Games
one of the first two Ancient Greek civilizations
Minoans
Mycenaean
a person who studies to gain wisdom in a particular field
philosopher
country that had a series of wars with Greece
Persia
god of the underworld
Hades
a busy marketplace in the center of Athens
agora
Greek philosopher who influenced the ancient world - teacher of Plato
Socrates
a legend or traditional story - often about gods and goddesses
myth
the island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece
Crete
god of the sea
Poseidon
the dwelling places of the Greek gods
Greek poet and storyteller - author of The Iliad and The Odyssey (two epics)
Homer
a form of government where the citizens have the power
democracy
a peninsula that forms the southern portion of Greece
Peloponnesus
god of the sun and music
Apollo
the ancient Greek temple built on Acropolis
Parthenon
Greek mathematician who studied geometry
Hint: triangles
Pythagoras
a ruler who has absolute authority
tyrant
the hill overlooking Athens
Acropolis
goddess of marriage and family
Hera