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The Minoans lived on this part of Greece.
Where is Crete?
This mythological character is associated with weaving and webs.
Who is Arachne?
Don’t trust these computer programs that appear to be a gift.
What is a Trojan Horse?
An aristocracy differs from a democracy in this way.
What is rule by rich and powerful families vs. rule by citizens governing themselves?
These were the food and drink of the gods.
What are nectar and ambrosia?
This mythological figure is appropriately named for its association with the Minoans.
What is the Minotaur?
This prefix means “top” or “summit”.
What is acro?
The story of the Trojan War as told by Homer.
What is the Iliad?
To be a legal citizen of Athens, you had to meet these 3 requirements.
What is 1-male, 2- two parents who came from families with citizenship, 3- be free.
This man created some aMAZEing architecture.
Who is Daedalus?
Remains of a great palace were discovered in this city.
Where is Knossos?
This lizard shares part of its name with rulers who took power by force.
What is the Tyrannosaurus Rex?
The real life cause for the Trojan War was probably this.
What is arguing over trade routes?
Athens grew strong and wealthy from this, but it later caused other weaker city-states to resent them.
What is tribute?
This goddess was a real headache to Zeus.
Who is Athena?
These fancy wall paintings once covered palace ruins.
What are frescoes?
Someone who is afraid of open spaces is this.
What is agoraphobic?
The mythical city of Troy was later believed to have actually existed in this modern day country.
Where is Turkey?
This leader declared that the democracy of Athens served as “a school for all Greece”.
Who was Pericles?
The TWO hideous sets of siblings encountered by Perseus.
Who were the Gorgons and the Gray Sisters?
Statues found in Minoan ruins indicate that they mainly worshiped these.
What are Goddesses?
This term means “a place for viewing on both sides or around”.
What is an amphitheater?
Spell this term for a long journey, which is derived from the character of Odysseus.
What is the Odyssey?
These people were chosen at random by dropping a colored ball into a grid that had the names of citizens printed next to each slot.
Who were jurors?
The number of gods on Mt. Olympus minus the Muses equals this number.
What is 3?