Geography
Greece is this type of landform, which is defined as having water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
This is the Greek word for city.
What is Polis?
The Greek Gods & Goddesses were believed to live in the clouds atop this mountain.
What is Mount Olympus?
This is ancient Greece's most famous ruin, and it was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
He was Alexander the Great's father.
Who was Phillip II?
This type of terrain covered nearly 3/4's of ancient Greece.
What are mountains?
This City-State is famous for developing one of the first democracies.
What is Athens?
He was king of the gods and was known for his lightning bolt.
Who was Zeus?
This epic poem chronicled the Trojan War.
What is the Iliad?
Alexander came from this kingdom in the north of Greece.
What is Macedonia?
Due to the mountainous terrain, Greeks became experts at this type of transportation.
What is sea travel? (will accept sailors)
This City-State was known for is warrior culture.
What is Sparta?
He was god of the seas.
Who was Poseidon?
This epic poem chronicled the journey home from the Trojan War by Macedonian solders.
What is the Odessey?
Alexander tamed this unrideable horse, whom he rode for the rest of his life.
Who was Bucephalus?
This sea is on the west coast of Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Greek city-state banded together to fight this empire who invaded Greece.
What is Persia?
She was the Goddess of Love.
Who was Aphrodite?
He wrote both the Iliad & the Odessey.
Who is Homer?
Alexander conquered this massive Asian empire.
What was Persia?
Greece is considered to be on this continent.
What is Europe?
This battle and action by a soldier inspired a race that is 26.2 miles long.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
This demigod was known for his strength and was tasked by the gods to complete the 12 labors.
Who was Hercules (Heracles)?
This Greek philosopher was forced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock.
Who was Socrates?
After Alexander's death at age 33, this is what happened to his empire.
What is it was divided and given to his three generals?