Persian Wars
Persian Wars (2)
Golden Age of Athens
Golden Age of Athens (2)
Random!
100
Who won the Battle of Marathon?
The Greeks
100
Who won the battle of Thermopylae?
The Persians
100
Athens was named after which god/goddess?
Athena
100
True of False: Only men could act in Ancient Greece?
TRUE
100
Which country and I moving to next year?
Myanmar
200
After King Darius died, who became ruler of Persia?
Xerxes
200
What did the Athenians do when they heard the Persians were coming to their city?
They abandoned it and went to the island of Salamis
200
Where did the Greeks believe their gods and goddesses lived?
On top of Mount Olympus
200
Which of the Greek columns was the most decorative?
Corinthian
200
Who was the first pope of the Catholic Church?
Peter
300
One of the factors that started the Persian War was a revolt in which Greek colony?
Ionia
300
Who won the Battle of Salamis?
The Athenians (Greeks)
300
In which city-state did the oracle live?
Delphi
300
Who is the "Father of Philosophy"?
Socrates
300
Who do excuses satisfy?
The people that give them
400
What two gifts did Darius ask of the Greeks, which would symbolize their acceptance of Persian rule?
Earth and Water
400
What was the last battle of the Persian War?
The Battle of Plataea
400
Which Greek column had scrolls carved into the top?
Ionic
400
Why did the Greeks agree to stop fighting for a brief period every four years?
to let athletes go to the Olympics
400
What is the gulf to the south of Honduras called?
The Gulf of Fonseca
500
The Persian Empire began in present day
Iran
500
Who was the military leader who came up with the plan to beat the Persians at Salamis?
Themistocles
500
Which word comes from the Greek for "Love of Wisdom?"
Philosophy
500
The people who sang during Greek plays to help the audience understand what was going on was called the
Chorus
500
FINAL JEOPARDY: GET OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND BET (NO MORE POINTS THAN YOU HAVE)
What was the spot between Europe and Asia, which the Persians had to build bridges to cross to invade Greece called?
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