Geography
Athens/Sparta
Achievements
Myths
Important People
100
What percentage of Greece is covered with mountains?
75%
100
What type of government did Athens have?
democracy
100
What type of column looks like rams horns?
ionic
100
Who was the king of the gods?
Zeus
100
How many kings did Sparta have at one time?
2
200
The life of many Greeks was based on....
the sea
200
What type of government did Sparta have that meant rule by a few?
Oligarchy
200
Who could compete in the Olympics?
men
200
Who was the goddess of wisdom and the daughter of Zeus?
Athena
200
Darius and Xerxes were important people for which group?
Persians
300
On which mountain did the Greeks believe the main gods live?
Mt. Olympus
300
On which peninsula was Sparta located?
Peloponnesus
300
From which group did the Greeks get their alphabet?
Phoenicians
300
What did Persephone eat?
pomegranate seeds
300
Which Greek philosopher and scholar was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
400
What did Greece not have that most of the other civilzations we've studied have?
a major river
400
What league did Sparta lead?
Peloponnesian League
400
What was Pythagoras well known for?
working with triangles
400
Who let evil into the world according to the Greeks?
Pandora
400
Who conquered many different lands by the time he died at age 32?
Alexander the Great
500
What three seas border Greece?
Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean
500
What war was fought between Sparta and Athens?
Peloponnesian War
500
What is the triangular part on the front of a Greek building called?
pediment
500
Who, according to the Greeks, gave man fire?
Prometheus
500
Who was the leader of Athens during the Peloponnesian War and helped to beautify the city?
Pericles
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