Events
What was the name of the athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus?
The Olympic Games
Who was the king of the Greek gods and ruler of Mount Olympus?
Zeus
What form of government, first developed in Athens, means "rule by the people"?
Democracy
What was the most powerful city-state in Ancient Greece known for its democracy?
Athens
What is the name of the sea that borders Greece to the east?
The Aegean Sea
What famous war involved a giant wooden horse and was fought between the Greeks and the city of Troy?
The Trojan War
Who was the Greek god of the sea, known for carrying a trident?
Poseidon
What famous Greek epic poems tell the stories of the Trojan War and its aftermath?
The Iliad and the Odyssey
What is the name of an area in a Greek city where important temples and monuments are located.
Acropolis
What is the name of the mountain where the Greek gods were believed to live?
Mount Olympus
What war was fought between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC?
The Peloponnesian War
Who was the Macedonian leader that conquered much of the known world by the age of 30?
Alexander the Great
What was the name of the form of government in which a few wealthy individuals held power?
Oligarchy
Which island was home to the ancient Minoan civilization and the palace of Knossos?
Crete
What is the name of the large sea to the south of Greece?
The Mediterranean Sea
What was the series of conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire in the 5th century BC, including battles like Marathon and Salamis?
The Persian Wars
Which blind poet is credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Name two things the Greeks traded around the Mediterranean Sea.
The Greeks traded pottery, perfume, apricots, grapes, wine, metal, olives and slaves.
What was the name of the marketplace in Greek city-states where people gathered for trade and discussion?
Agora
Why were the Greeks considered a maritime culture?
The Greeks were considered a maritime culture because Greece is surrounded by water, and they lived their lives on the sea; fishing and trading.
Which Roman emperor banned the Olympic Games in 393 AD because he considered them a pagan practice?
Theodosius I
Messenger of the gods, god of travel and trickery. His symbol is winged sandals.
Hermes
What was the main difference between the city states of Sparta and Athens?
(Hint: What were each of them mainly focused on)
The main difference between the city states of Sparta and Athens was that Sparta was more focused on its military and Athens was more focused on the arts.
What is the name of the most famous temple, located on the Acropolis in Athens.
(Hint: Dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war.)
Parthenon
What is the name of the region in northern Greece that was the birthplace of Alexander the Great?
Macedonia