Geography
City-States
Greek Terms
Cultural Terms
THIS IS GREECE
100
This ancient empire is in Europe's southern region. It is responsible for giving the modern world things like Olympic Games, mythology, and democracy.
What is Greece?
100
This is the definition of city-state.
What are cities that control their own independent territory?
100
This is the Greek term for "city-state."
What is polis?
100
The central marketplace in ancient Greece for citizens to partake in religion, activities, shopping, etc.
What is the agora?
100
The king of all gods
Who is Zeus?
200
The continent that Greece is located on.
What is Europe?
200
This city-state was known for being the birthplace of democracy; named after the goddess Athena.
What is Athens?
200
Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here.
What is acropolis?
200
The temple on top of the Acropolis in Athens.
What is the Parthenon?
200
Goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
Who is Athena?
300
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three of its sides.
What is a peninsula?
300
This city-state was known its highly trained military.
What is Sparta?
300
This term means "Ruled by the people."
What is democracy?
300
This someone or something can predict the future.
What is an oracle?
300
In ancient Greece, this athletic competition was held every four years in honor of Zeus.
What are the Olympic Games?
400
These are the three seas that surround Greece.
What are the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Ionian seas?
400
This city-state was known to be the origin place of the Olympic Games and where Zeus became the king of gods; Greeks from all over visited every 4 years to this city-state.
What is Olympia?
400
A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
What is a hoplite?
400
This plant was symbolic and important to the Greeks. Representing peace and friendship, Greece would give a branch of this plant to winners of the Olympic Games.
What are olives?
400
A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields.
What is a phalanx?
500
These are the two distinctive geographical features of Greece.
What are mountains and water/the sea?
500
This Greek city-state was known for the oracle and people from all over visited to see them to seek wisdom.
What is Delphi?
500
This term means "Ruled by the few."
What is oligarchy?
500
These Greek ships were built specifically for ramming enemy ships.
What are triremes?
500
The training center for young men in Sparta starting at 7 years old.
What is the agoge?