famous buildings
what building is dedicated to athena
parthenon
which war was between sparta and athens
the peloponnesian war
what did homer do
wrote two epics
who is the god of all gods
zeus
what is a straight
a narrow body of water that connects two large bodies of water
what is the agora
a big open space for markets
who was the persian war between
the persian empire and an alliance of greek city states
who is alexander the great
became king after his dad and conquered persia
who is the god/goddesess of love and beauty
aphrodite
why was communication hard in greece
because they are very mountainous
what is the acropolis
a high hill top with buildings on top
what was the battle of marathon about
athenian forces defeating persian invasion force
who wrote the republic
plato
which is the god/goddesess of home
hestia
where is greece located
in southern europe
what did the great wall of china help with
it protected people from war
who ran many miles to tell people that they won the war
pheidippides
what did aristotle do
wrote politics
who is the goddess of marrage
hera
greeces climate was like what
its hot and dry
what is the ancient delphi
was a thearter, and ancient stadium
what was the greek war of independence about
a successful revolution to liberate greece from 400 years of ottoman empire rule
what did socrates do
created a new way of teaching
who is the god/goddess of hunt
artemis
what seas surround greece
aegean sea,ionian sea, and mediterranean sea