These Greek games were created to show off the military training of each polis.
What are the Olympics?
100
Head god.
Who is Zeus?
100
Rule by a few.
What is an oligarchy?
100
Alexander's dad, the original conqueror and unifier of Greece.
Who is King Phillip of Macedon?
100
He of right triangle fame, this philosopher believed that the world could be explained through mathematical reasoning.
Who is PYTHAGORAS?
200
A play that makes fun of the government, or has a happy ending.
What is COMEDY?
200
Hercules tricked this guy into taking back the duty of shouldering the Earth.
Who is Atlas?
200
An open-air market, like the one that's still in operation in Athens - the Romans would call theirs the Forum.
What is an Agora?
200
This current nation, and former great civilization was home to Alexander's greatest version of Alexandria - not to mention the future home of the Great Library and Lighthouse.
What is Egypt?
200
"The unexamined life is not worth living," said:
Who is Socrates?
300
Spartan boys were expected to do this and get away with it before they were treated as men in their society.
What is KILL A SLAVE?
300
Goddess of Love.
Who is Aphrodite?
300
Every male citizen above the age of 18 was a member of this body of government in Attica which made laws.
What is the Assembly?
300
Alexander's tutor:
Who is ARISTOTLE?
300
Author of "The Republic", believed that most people shouldn't be trusted to make decisions for themselves, emphasized the importance of a "philosopher-king", like Alexander.
Who is PLATO?
400
The earliest Greek culture/civilization was located on this island.
What is Crete?
400
He flew too close to the Sun, and fell to his death in the sea below.
Who is ICARUS?
400
The name of the alliance that Sparta created to fight Athens during the Peloponessian War.
What is the Peloponessian League?
400
The military unit most favored by Alexander in battle, often attacked the enemy while it was distracted.
What is cavalry?
400
Invented a clever machine for carrying water from the stream below to the field above, also studied the concept of buoyancy and displacement.
Who is ARCHIMEDES?
500
Sparta had 2 kings, but over time, the dual-monarchs lost power and influence to these 5 council-members who were usually elders.
What are the Ephors?
500
She let all of the world's evil out.
Who is Pandora?
500
Democracy means "rule by the people", and this man is usually credited with its first implementation.
Who is SOLON?
500
The name for the time period including and immediately following Alexander's life - classified by the spread of Greek customs and culture to the corners of the known world.
What is the Hellenistic Age/Era?
500
One of the earliest medical "experts" in world history, founder of a philosophy that tied good living to overall health. Doctors still honor his contributions to the field of medicine today, by taking his oath of no harm.