The two major poleis in Greek History
Athens and Sparta
King of the Greek pantheon of gods
The major art that the Greeks are known for.
Pottery
Marathon
The major weapon that made the Athenians so powerful
Trireme
The name given to the lower part of the Greek Mainland
The Peloponnesus
Sparta
The Greek ideal of beauty
The first Major defeat of the Spartans during the second Persian invasion
Thermopylae
Socrates
The name given to the group of islands in the Aegean sea
Cyclades
The name of the greatest temple in all of Greece
The Parthenon
What is "the most democratic of the arts" and the one that the Greeks were most proud of
Architecture
The Greek General who advocated for the building of a fleet, won victory over the Persians, and was eventually ostracized from Athens
Themistocles
The Mathematician who discovered how to find the angles and side-lengths of a right triangle and the relationships between them.
Pythagoras
The name of the Island on which the Delian League had its treasury
Delos
The most esteemed and widely sought after Oracle in all of Greece, and its most revered religious site
Delphi, The Oracle at
The Parthenon was covered with artistic renderings of famous stories from Greek mythology. The Pediment, or front of the Parthenon, depicted the battle between two gods vying to become the patron god of Athens. Who were they?
Athena and Poseidon
The Pestilent Man
Phillip of Macedon
The two most famous philosophers of Greek History
Plato and Aristotle
Barley considered Greeks by some contemporary historians, this country would eventually come to rule all of Greece
Macedonia
The name of the mother of Zeus
Rhea
Still with us today, this ancient Greek art still influences our life and begs us to ask questions about the world around us.
Theatre (Drama)
The major export and trade commodity of Greece
Olive oil (Olives, oil)
The greatest Student of Aristotle, renowned for his achievements
Alexander the Great