Geography and Settlement
Rise of Democracy and Athen/Sparta
Greco-Persian Wars and Golden Age of Athens
Alexander the Great
The Legacy of Ancient Greece
100
Water on three sides
peninsula
100
Which form of government in a Greek City-State usually came first?
Monarchy
100
What current country occupies the same land as Ancient Persia
Iran
100
Alexander the Great's father
Phillip II of Macedonia
100
What is significant about the fist two letters of the alphabet?
It is where the word "alphabet" comes from.
200
What did Greek sailors use to help them steer their ships?
stars
200
Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between...
a partnership between army leaders and the poor.
200
When Darius sent cavalry across the sea by boat, what must have been in the boats?
horses
200
Which city-state won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
200
Difference between democracy of the Ancient Greeks and the USA
In Greece all citizens voted on every issue.
or
In the USA, a representative votes for the citizens
300
Why did Ancient Greeks select goats, chickens and sheep to raise?
They did not need flat land.
300
How would a man become a member of Athen's Council of 500?
He was selected to serve on the council.
300
He led the government during the Golden Age of Athens.
Pericles
300
What was the name of teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
300
What were the two types of Greek Dramas
Comedy and Tragedy
400
What was the primary reason Greece settlements went to war with each other.
shortage of good farmland
400
Sparta or Athens - Which women could own property?
Sparta
400
Who won at the Battle of Thermopylae: Persians or Spartans?
Persians
400
a practice that is common to people of a particular group or region
custom
400
The Father of History
Herodotus
500
The large body of water to the east of Greece.
Aegean Sea
500
Name of the group that debated issues and voted on laws by the council.
Assembly of Athens
500
Body of water that separates Asia form Europe. (Hint: Crossed by Xerxes)
Hellespont
500
How old was Alexander when he died?
33 years old
500
The Father of Medicine
Hippocrates