Geography
This is the primary landscape of Greece, which made farming difficult.
What is mountains and hills?
This city-state is known as the "birthplace of democracy".
What is Athens?
This military formation involved soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder in ranks.
What is a Phalanx?
This king from Macedonia conquered Greece and spread its culture everywhere.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The Greek word for a city-state.
What is a Polis?
Greek farmers adapted to their rocky soil by growing these two specific crops.
What is Grapes and Olives?
In this city-state, boys were sent to the "Agoge" to start military training at age 7.
What is Sparta?
This battle was a great sea battle where the Greeks rammed and sank Persian ships.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
Alexander the Great's teacher, who was a famous philosopher.
Who is Aristole?
A market and a place where Greeks met to socialize and trade.
What is an Agora?
This ancient civilization flourished on the island of Crete and was ended by a tsunami.
Who are the Minoans?
Sparta’s government was this type, meaning "rule by a small group"
What is an Oligarchy?
These wars were fought for nearly 30 years between the rivals Athens and Sparta.
What were the Peloponnesian Wars?
This famous city in Egypt was founded by Alexander and is home to a world-famous library
What is Alexandria?
A person who thinks deeply about the meaning of life.
What is a Philosopher?
During this era, people’s writing and reading skills actually declined.
What is the Dark Age?
In this city-state, girls were athletic so they could grow up to be healthy mothers
What is Sparta?
In this battle, 300 Spartans and other Greeks held off the massive Persian army for three days.
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
This influential leader was known for promoting democracy and building the Athenian empire
Who is Pericles?
A group of people who decide the outcome of a trial.
What is a jury?
This legendary conflict between the Mycenaeans and Trojans was caused by the kidnapping of Helen.
What is the Trojan War?
This group of slaves in Sparta once started a massive revolt
Who were the Helots?
This conflict began because the Persians wanted to control Greek trade routes
What is the ioanian Revolt?
This is the specific name for the "Greek-like" culture that Alexander spread.
What is Hellenistic?
A creature from legend that lived inside a labyrinth
What is a minotaur?