Geography
Greece's geography made it difficult to make money doing what?
Farming
Sparta was best known for...
Their military
Name the type of government that gives the power to the people.
Democracy
Who conquered the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great
What is the name of the king of the gods?
Zeus
What two geographical features made it dangerous to ride a horse over long distances?
1) Mountains
2) Rocky soil
What is the correct term for places like Athens and Sparta?
Hint: They are not a country or just a city.
City-state
Name the type of government that gives the power to only one person.
Monarchy
Which city-state beat the Persians at Marathon?
Athens
Name the creature that is half bull and half human.
Minotaur
What famous mountain is located in northern Greece, is the home of the gods, and hosted a famous sporting event?
Mt. Olympus
As a woman in ancient Greece, was it better to live in Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
Name the type of government that gives the power to only a few people.
Oligarchy
Name the war between Athens and Sparta.
Peloponnesian War
After ten years of fighting, the Greeks built the ____________ in order to get inside Troy.
Trojan Horse
Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, making it a...
Peninsula
This term is used to describe the culture of Ancient Greece.
Hellenism
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
Philip II, Alexander's father, was from northern Greece. This area was called...
Macedon/Macedonia
What is a demigod?
Half-god and half-human
Name at least two of the three bodies of water that surround Greece.
Double points if you can name all three!!!
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
What is the name of the group Athens formed after the Persian Wars in order to maintain naval supremacy?
Hint: It would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War.
Delian League
Who specifically got to vote in Athens?
Men
Name the formation Greeks used in war where men stood next to each other with their shields overlapping.
Hint: We built one in class
Phalanx
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer