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Architecture
100
Traditional stories about Gods and heroes that showed religious beliefs of ancient Greeks.
What is a myth?
100
I was a pupil of Socrates and wrote down everything he said so it could be passed down in history.
Who is Plato?
100
Epic poems written by Homer.
What are the Illiad and the Odyssey?
100
These Greek philosophers were teachers who traveled from polis to polis.
Who are Sophists?
100
This was a work of Plato in which he shared his idea of how society should be organized.
What is The Republic?
100
The simplest of columns.
What is Doric?
200
Words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony.
Who are rituals?
200
The oath, which tells how doctors should help their patients, was named after me and I am called the "father of medicine."
Who is Hippocrates?
200
The type of government, still used today, that was developed by the Greeks.
What is democracy?
200
Gods and Goddesses made their home here.
What is Mount Olympus?
200
This was an idea taught by Aristotle in which people should live moderately.
What is the "golden mean"?
200
Identified by the large swirls at the top.
What is Ionic?
300
A long poem that tells the story of a hero.
What is an epic?
300
I am the father of history.
Who is Herodutus?
300
The war that was made famous in Homer's The Illiad.
What is the Trojan War?
300
The Parthenon has a huge statue of this goddess inside.
Who is Athena?
300
Aristotle studied government and believed the best government had features of these three types.
What is a monarchy, oligarchy, and a democracy?
300
The most ornate of the Greek columns.
What is Corinthian?
400
A short story that teaches a lesson.
What is a fable?
400
I am a great philosopher. I believe that no one person or group should have too much power.
Who is Aristotle?
400
These structures supported many Greek buildings. Some famous buildings in Washington, D.C. have these.
What are Greek columns?
400
As a city-state we were different than Athens in that we treated women as equals and they were full citizens.
What is Sparta?
400
A person who seeks wisdom through thinking and reasoning.
What is a philosopher?
400
Built to honor Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
500
A story written in the form of a play that has a happy ending or a tragic ending.
What is a comedy or tragedy?
500
I was a famous writer of Greek comedies. I wrote plays that included jokes and poked fun at leaders.
Who is Aristophanes?
500
A main crop of the Ancient Greeks, it is still one of the main crops of Greece, usually exported as an oil.
What are olives?
500
The period (or age) after Alexander the Great's death, in which the Greek culture and ideas dominated the countries of his empire.
What is the Hellenistic or Hellenic age?
500
A marketplace in the middle of the town square.
What is the agora?
500
The Parthenon was built upon this rocky, raised area of Athens.
What is the Acropolis?