Early Greece
Which civilization flourished in Greece from 1600-1100 B.C.
Mycenae Civilization
Which of the following was the name of the Greek soldier that runs from Marathon to Athens (26.2 miles) and carries the message of victory over the Persians?
Pheidippides
The gods lived here
Mount Olympus
Which Trojan prince brought Helen to Troy
Paris
What is the Fortified area on top of a hill called
Acropolis
Where did the Greeks settle during the Dark Ages?
Ionia
What war ended Athenian power in ancient Greece?
Peloponnesian War
Who was the wife of Zeus?
Hera
How long did the Trojan War last?
10 years
After the death of Alexander the Great, his empire
broke into three parts.
Two epic poems were written by Homer
Iliad and Odyssey
Which organization did the ancient Greeks form in order to protect themselves against foreign invasions after the Persian War?
The Delian League
Who was the god of the sea and of horses
Poseidon
Which greek hero came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?
Odysseus
Who took the throne in Macedonia after King Philip II was assassinated?
Alexander
Whose face launched a 1000 ships
Helen
The first Persian invasion ended when Darius I was defeated at
Thermopylae
The ruler of the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus was
Zeus
Which Trojan prince fought Achilles one on one?
Hector
government ruled by the few
Oligarchy
Which civilization was established on the Island of Crete?
Major naval battle between Greeks and Persians
Salamis.
The Parthenon stands at the top of the
Acropolis.
Who was the brother of Menelaus
Agamemnon
What kind of government did Cleisthenes create
Democracy