Wars
Athens
Sparta
Important Dates
Gods and Oracles
100
The movie 300 spartans was based off of which war that the Greece had against Persia?
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
100
Who was Athen's pagan god or goddess?
What is Athena?
100
What is Sparta's main focus in education?
What is the army?
100
Around 460 BCE, Pericles was elected leader of Athens and a very important time period started. What was this time period called?
What is the Golden Age of Greece?
100
What was a really beautiful temple that Greeks went to, to worship the gods?
What is Parthenon?
200
What was the war that led to the downfall of Greece?
What is the Peloponnesian War?
200
What age were Athenian girls usually married?
What is 15 years old?
200
What happens when a Spartan baby seems unhealthy?
What is being abandoned in a cave?
200
When did the first Olympic games occur?
What is 776 BCE?
200
As you know, Zeus was the ruler and king of all gods on Mount Olympus, he was also the god of something else. What was it?
What is the god of weather?
300
During the Battle of Marathon, why did Sparta not immediately help the city-state who was fighting against the Persians?
What are religious festivals?
300
Which tyrant was so bad that he was thrown out of Athens with the help of another polis?
Who is Hippias?
300
How is Spartan training for girls different from Athenians' training for girls?
What is Spartan girls train in sports?
300
Around 594 BCE, which appointed archon of Athens reformed the government systems?
Who is Solon?
300
Name 4 sacrifices or offerings that the Greeks present to the God's alter.
What is wine, milk, cakes, pastries, pigs, lambs, cows, ewes, or bulls?
400
During the Battle of Marathon, which Persian king led the battle?
What is King Darius?
400
Who introduced democracy to Athens?
Who is Cleisthenes?
400
What is another name for the Spartan Secret Police?
What is the Krypteia?
400
In 510 BCE, Cleisthenes introduces democracy to Athens. On the timeline that you received from Mr. Gallagher, there were two important Greek words. One meant people, and the other meant rule in Greek. What were the words?
What is Demos which means people, and Kratos which means rule?
400
During what battle did 3 oracles give signal to attack the opposing Persian and Greek armies?
What is the Battle if Plataea?
500
Athens was forced to surrender after suffering from a devastating what?
What is Plague?
500
Which archon of Athens had very strict laws?
Who is Draco?
500
The Spartans had a very simple life, since their government forbade Spartans to have luxury goods. What saying derives from this?
What is "a Spartan lifestyle"?
500
When did the Delian League form to fight the Persians
What is 478 BCE?
500
The Pythia took a high seat on a tripod in the grove of olive trees bear the decomposed earth and gaseous area, She chewed on some narcotic leaves, then inhaled the vapors. What kind of vapor was it?
What is divine stench?
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