Geo
What type of landform is Greece?
Peninsula
What is it called when you worship many gods?
Polytheism
What modern day sporting event originated in Ancient Greece?
Olympics
Where was democracy born?
Athens
What was the lowest class in Greek society?
Slaves
What is the famous mountain in Greece?
Mt Olympus
Name 1 Greek god and their domain.
EX:
Zeus - sky/thunder/lightening
Apollo - sun/music/medicine
What is the artform where you make a picture with lots of small pieces of glass or clay called?
Mosaic
Why is Sparta famous?
Military strength/training
Peloponnesian war
What were some of Ancient Greece's exports?
Olive oil, wine, pottery, metalwork
Which city did we learn is the farthest south?
Sparta
Name 1 Greek goddess and their domain?
EX:
Athena - wisdom/strategy
Artemis - moon/wild animals
What column has a curl / scroll (mustache) at the top?
Ionic
Athens was the leader of the ___________ an alliance between many city states.
Delian League
Which city state is remembered as having more equal rights between men and women? (still not equal)
Sparta
What made it difficult to grow grain in Ancient Greece?
Rocky soil (mountainous terrain)
Acropolis
Which type of play was inspired by mythology and usual had moral conflicts?
Tragedies
Which Spartan general led the Peloponnesian war?
Lysander
Where could men go to talk about their day and shop?
Agora
Which sea is to the east of Greece?
Aegean Sea
Whose job was it to communicate with the gods and give prophecies?
The Oracle
What is the name for the Greek style of architecture?
Hellenistic architecture
What is another name for Greek city-states?
Polis
What trade route did Ancient Greece trade with China and Egypt on?
Silk Road