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100
Who are the Greeks descendants of?
Japheth, who was the third son of Noah
100
What was the Trojan horse?
It was a legend of a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War. They used the horse to get inside the city's walls and attack Troy from the inside at night.
100
What was the "Age of Heroes?"
Heroic tales of characters of Greek Mythology, which may have been based on real life Mycenaean warriors in ancient Greece.
100
What were city-states (polis)?
It was a city surrounded by a wall and all of the land and smaller villages surrounding that city. Each city-state was self-governing and had to raise its own army to defend itself.
100
Which mountain was the mythical home of the Greek gods? It is also the highest mountain peak in Greece.
Mt. Olympus
100
What is philosophy?
Philosophy - a way of thinking that people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other. The word “philosophy” literally means “lover of wisdom.”
100
How important were athletic competitions to the ancient Greeks? What did they invent?
Very. Sometimes minor disputes between city-states could be resolved via athletic competitions rather than war. The Greeks invented the Olympics.
200
What was the name of the Mediterranean society that formed on the island of Crete?
The Minoans. They were an advanced society with culture and beautiful buildings; and they were highly skilled at trading.
200
What was the Trojan War?
10 year war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy (1200 bc)
200
Who were the Titans?
In Greek Mythology, the Titans were the children of Gaea and Uranus. They were the first Greek gods.
200
What was the name of a powerful Greek military polis that was often at war with Athens?
Sparta 
200
On which peninsula is the mainland of Greece located?
Balkan Peninsula 
200
What political system did the ancient Greeks invent in Athens?
Democracy - the idea that the citizens of a country should decide on the laws and governance of the country, rather than the decrees of a king or dictator; the word democracy comes from the greek words for “people” and “rule.”
200
Which god did the Olympics honor?
Zeus
300
What was the name of the early people group who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.? These people invaded many surrounding kingdoms and were such great warriors that many Greek heroes were later based on their achievements in war.
Mycenaeans - they defeated the Minoans.
300
When and where were the first Olympics?
Olympia in 776 BC
300
Who were the Olympians?
In Greek mythology, the Olympians were the children of the Titans. They defeated the Titans and sent the Titans to live in the underworld. 
300
What was the name of a cultural and educational center in ancient Greece?
Athens
300
What are the three seas surrounding Greece?
Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea 
300
What did the Greeks add to the Phoenician alphabet?
Vowels - in the 700s BC, the Greeks added vowels to the Phoenicians’ alphabet. This enhanced alphabet allowed the greek language to be used for advanced writings, such as literature and poetry. 
300
What did the winner of an Olympic game receive?
A crown of wild olive leaves
400
Who was Homer?
Homer was a blind bard.
A bard is a singing poet.
Homer turned many old Greek stories and myths into two long poems called the Iliad and the Odyssey.
The Iliad and the Odyssey contained stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. 
400
What was a phalanx? Which ruler invented it?
A phalanx was a group of 256 armed Macedonian foot soldiers arranged close together in rows. They were armed with 14 foot spears and shields and moved as one unit. This method of fighting was nearly unstoppable at the time and allowed Phillip II to conquer Greece.
400
Who was Chronos?
The Greek Titan god of time - leader of the Titan gods
400
What was an Acropolis?
Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here. 
400
What is an isthmus?
a narrow strip of land having water on each side and connecting two larger bodies of land 
400
Who was Pythagoras? Name one thing he did.
Pythagoras was a greek philosopher and mathematician who discovered important mathematical laws that we still use today.
Pythagoras is credited with many mathematical and scientific discoveries, including the Pythagorean theorem, Pythagorean tuning, the five regular solids, the Theory of Proportions, the sphericity of the Earth, and the identity of the morning and evening stars as the actual planet Venus.
500
Who was Aesop?
A Greek storyteller famous for his fables 
500
What was the League of Corinth?
It was an organization of Greek cities led by the king of Macedonia for the purpose of attacking Persia. It was created by Phillip II, but utilized by his son, Alexander the Great.
500
Who was Zeus?
King of the Olympian gods; he could throw lightning bolts and lived on Mt. Olympus 
500
What was an agora?
a public open space in ancient Greece used for assemblies and markets 
500
What is the name of the body of water that almost cuts Greece in half?
Gulf of Corinth 
500
Who was Democritus? Name one thing that he did.
Greek philosopher that said all matter is made of tiny particles called "atomos" or atoms
600
What were the Spartans known for?
their courage, strength, loyalty and dedication to war 
600
What was the Hellenistic Age?
Historians' term for the era usually dated 323-30 B.C.E., in which Greek culture and language spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam in the seventh century C.E.
600
Who was Poseidon?
Greek god of the sea
600
What is the name of the large island southeast of the Grecian mainland?
Crete 
600
Who were the Sophists?
In 400s BC, a group of philosophers called the Sophists argued that something is true only if someone believes it. Therefore, the Greek gods don’t really exist - they were simply made up by men. Men should do whatever they desired since there were no real gods to punish them. They also reasoned that there could be no universal right or wrong. Therefore, men should do whatever they pleased.
700
Name two things that were true about Spartan boys/men.
Spartan boys were taken from home at 7 yrs old, trained for military service through extremely harsh methods, and had to learn to endure pain without complaining. Spartan boys were taught to despise cowards and admire bravery. Spartan men could not marry or become citizens until they were 30 years old - IF they survived that long in battle. A spartan man could finally retire from the military at the age of 60. At that age, he was no longer a soldier, but was expected to work either in public affairs or by helping to train the young men.
700
What caused the fall of Alexander the Great's Empire?
Alexander the Great died after a high fever when he was only 33. This was prophesied in the book of Daniel. He had named no clear heir, only "the strongest" shall rule, so this caused a lot of infighting between his four top generals. Alexander's empire was divided among the four of them. 
700
Who was Hades?
Greek god of the underworld 
700
Where was Macedonia, and why is it important?
An ancient kingdom north of Greece, whose ruler Philip II conquered Greece in 338 B.C. 
700
Who was Socrates? Name one thing that he did.
Socrates was a philosopher who disagreed with the Sophists. He asked, “What is the best way to live?” Socrates was concerned with doing what was right and good. Socrates was eventually condemned to die because, like most Greek philosophers, he did not believe in the Greek gods.
Socrates is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and was among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.
Today, the Socratic Method still exists. The Socratic method is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions. 
800
Name one thing that was true about Spartan women.
These women owned land, ran their households, received physical training and did not spend time spinning cloth or weaving. They had more rights than Athenian women. 
800
Who was Apollo?
the god of the sun
800
Where was the most important "Alexandria" city? Who founded it? Why was it noteworthy?
It was located in Egypt, near the Delta of the Nile. It was one of the cities founded by and named for Alexander the Great; the site of ancient Mediterranean's greatest library; the center of literary studies, and the most important city in the world during that time. Egypt was ruled by the Persians and welcomed Alexander the Great's rule when he conquered them. Alexandria was home to one of the ancient wonders of the world - the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria.
800
Who was Plato? Name one thing that he did.
Plato was a student of Socrates.
Plato believed that conflicting interests of different parts of society could be harmonized under a Philosopher-King. The best, rational and righteous political order could lead to a harmonious unity of society. He believed that this society would allow all of its parts to flourish, but not at the expense of others.
Plato’s most famous work is the Republic, which details a wise society run by a Philosopher-King.
900
Who were the helots?
enslaved people in ancient Sparta; often conquered people in war 
900
Who was Aphrodite?
goddess of love and beauty
900
Who was Aristotle? Name one thing that he did.
A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato. Aristotle was a philosopher who made important contributions to logic, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics.
Aristotle proposed there were three principles used in making an argument: ethos, pathos, and logos. His proposal was based on three types of appeal: an ethical appeal or ethos, an emotional appeal, or pathos, and a logical appeal or logos. For Aristotle, a good argument would contain all three.
A collection of his greatest achievements includes the creation of formal logic and the development of literary criticism and theory.
1000
Name two things that were true about Athenian men or boys.
Citizens were required to educate their sons. Little boys were had a tutor or were sent to private school at age 7. They studied writing, math, and music. They practiced sports and memorized literature. The purpose of Athenian education was to develop the abilities of each boy and make him a good citizen. At sixteen, those who could attend school went to a government-run gymnasium where they were trained to become citizen-soldier. Men became citizens at the age of 18.
1000
How did Greek gods and goddesses act? How is this different from the Christian God?
Greek gods and goddesses were human-like in their actions and emotions. They could act wisely or hastily and could express generosity or selfishness. The major difference between the Greeks and their gods was that men died and the gods lived forever. There was no hope of heaven or of salvation in greek mythology. Our God is the source of all good and cannot sin.
1000
Who was Archimedes? Name one thing that he did.
(287-212 BCE) Greek mathematician and inventor. He wrote works on plane and solid geometry, arithmetic, and mechanics. He is best known for the lever and pulley, discovering pi, inventing calculus and determining the composition of a crown by measuring the volume of water it would displace in a full tub.
1100
Name one thing that was true about Athenian women.
These women as girls received no education, only learned how to weave and sew, could not leave their home, could not buy anything or own property, nor disobey their fathers or husbands, almost no rights
1200
Who was Philip II? What did he do that was important?
A Macedonian king who sought to rule over all of Greece. He conquered the independent Grecian city-states and united Greeks under his rule. He planned on persuading the conquered Greeks to join his army in hopes of conquering the Persian empire, but was assassinated before he could. He was succeeded by his son Alexander the Great. 
1300
Who was Alexander the Great, and what did he do?
The son of Phillip II, between 334 and 323 B.C.E. he conquered the Persian Empire, reached the Indus Valley, founded many Greek-style cities, and spread Greek culture across the Middle East. Daniel from the Bible prophesied his rule. Alexander the Great received military training in the Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; he was a great leader who allowed nations that surrendered to keep their gods and most of their ways of life. His goal was to conquer the known world. He never lost a single battle. 