Greek Alphabet
The first letter of the Greek alphabet (and where the word "alphabet" comes from)
Alpha
Who was the King of the Gods?
Zeus
This was a fortress built on a hill to watch over the city/watch for invaders
Acropolis
The philosopher who taught by asking deep questions
Socrates
What type of art are the Greeks best known for?
Sculpture
This Greek letter looks like an upside-down "V". It is also used to describe the place where a river meets another body of water
Delta
Who was the god of the sea?
Poseidon
The large open market at the center of the city
Agora
A student of Socrates who wrote The Republic and The Allegory of the Cave
Plato
What are the three periods of Greek art?
Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic
This letter, shaped like a circle with a dot in the middle, is used to represent the sun in some myths
Theta
Who is the messeneger of the gods?
Hermes
A word that means city-state and is featured in the name of several modern day cities (including the capital of Indiana)
Polis
A student of Plato who taught Alexander the Great and focused on science and logic
Aristotle
What are the three types of Greek column
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
This letter, often used in math, looks like a backwards 3 (and has become a "brainrot" term for some reason)
Sigma
Who was Zeus's sister, wife, and queen and the goddess of marriage and childbirth?
Hera
A special arena for horse/chariot racing
Hippodrome
What does the word "philosophy" mean?
Love of Wisdom
What were the two types of Greek play?
Tragedy and Comedy
The last letter of the alphabet, it's often used to represent endings or finality
Omega
Three goddesses never married or had boyfriends (as they should!). Who were they?
Athena, Artemis, Hestia
Name 3 city-states of Ancient Greece
Athens, Sparta, Olympia, Thebes, Corinth, etc.
The math philosopher (a theorem about triangles was named after him)
Pythagoras
Thespis