Philosophers/Great Minds
Father of Philosophy
Socrates
The first Olympics were started to praise who?
Zeus
Alexander the Great won against overwhelming odds.
!!!300 points!!!
Battle of Gaugamela
This City-State had a warrior culture.
Sparta
Sarissa
The first professional historian.
Herodotus
Ancient statue in the Parthenon.
Athena
After which of the following battles did a man run all the way from Athens to spread news of their victory, only to die from exhaustion?
Battle of Marathon
The Olympics were held in this City-State who also regularly won the games.
!!!400 points!!!
Athens
The leader of Sparta was King ___________.
Leonidas
The blind poet Homer wrote this epic poem about the Trojan Wars.
!!!600 points!!!
The Iliad
Winged Goddess of Vicory
Nike
The Spartans won this war against Athens.
Peloponnesian War
Athens, Sparta, and what City-State battled each other for power over Greece during the Hellenistic Era.
Thebes
Shield of a Greek foot soldier.
Hoplon
He wrote The Republic.
Plato
Generals and citizens would visit this temple for advice on the future.
!!!800 points!!!
Oracle of Delphi
This battle resulted in the defeat of 300 Spartans by the Persian leader Xerxes.
Thermopylae
This land, controlled by Philip II, unified Greece.
Macedonia
The Greek practice of “Ostracism” is similar to what United States practice?
Impeachment
Name of the time era of Homer, geometry, and iron.
Dark Ages
Name the two brothers of Zeus.
Poseidon and Hades
Where did Alexander have to stop and turn back after conquering the Persian Empire because of a mutiny by his army.
!!!1,000 points!!!
India, Indus River
This City-State of ancient Greece stresses academic education over military education.
Athens
The Hippodrome is where this Olympic event took place.
Chariot Races