Early Greeks
Who were the first group of people to settle in Greece?
The Minoans
Who is the Greek God of Lighting and King of Gods?
Zeus
What was main focus for the Spartans as their kingdoms developed?
Their focuses were warfare and military
What was the names of the Persian King that United all of the Persian empire that united all of the Persian kingdoms together?
Cyrus the Great
Where is Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia: Kingdom of Macedon
Who built the first Greek Kingdoms?
Mycenaeans
Who is the Greek God of War?
Ares
What was Athens main focus as their city-state developed?
Teaching, literacy, and art. Beauty
Who was the Persian King that wanted to avenge his father ( Darius ) and destroys Athens?
Xerxes
What was the name of the city that Alexander the Great established in Egypt?
Alexandria
Poli
Who is the Goddess of Marriage
Hera
What kind of government was Athens ruled under?
Democracy
What was the name of the sea battle in which the Greeks fought the Persians, resulting in a major Greek victory?
The Battle of Salamis
How Large was Alexander the Great's Army? and did he ever lose a battle?
37,000 and no he did not lose a battle
What were the names of the two ideas of Government the Greeks came up with?
Oligarchy and Democracy
Who is the God of light, music, sun, and poetry?
Apollo
What was the name of the War fought between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
Who betrayed the Spartans at Thermopylae?
Ephialtes
At what age did Alexander come to power and begin his conquest of Persian empire?
20 Years old
Name any 10 letters is the Greek Alphabet
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega
Which two Gods are Zeus' brothers? and What were they the Gods of?
Hades- God of the Underworld
Poseidon- God of the Sea and Earthquakes
What did Athena do to make the Athenians name their city after her?
She gave them an olive tree to symbolize Peace and Prosperity
Name the two leaders of the Greek armies, Athens and Sparta?
Athens- Themistocles
Sparta- Leonidas
Which Greek Philosopher did Alexander Study under?
Aristotle